Standard (EADGBE)
Verse 1
What a life it was
The world we found outdoors
The place where all our dreams took form
The calm before the storm
Verse 2
We were dancing in the rain
Calving out our names
And time passed by like runaway trains
The memory remains
Chorus 1
Take me back Take me back Take me back
Take me back tonight
Verse 3
The street life beats the box
The pavement to the field
Kissing, smoking, taking knocks
And take a walk to shops
Verse 4
And what a life it was
Our parents had no flaws
Our heroes filled our bedroom doors
Replaced by empty walls
Chorus 2
Verse 5
I reminisce sometime
Remember once in a while
I see the youth locked up inside
Wasting precious time
Verse 6
The light of days gone by
The world we found outdoors
We take it with us locked inside
And what a life it was
And what a life it was
And what a life it was
(Cotson 2012)