[Intro] (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) Whoa-oh-oh-oh Pictures fading on a bedroom wall Dust on the records, names in the hall I was young enough to think forever waits Young enough to lose what I couldn't replace [Verse 1] I was seventeen, king of the corner store You waited by the payphone, I walked past your door Had your name in my notebook, never wrote the truth Thought tomorrow owed me everything I couldn't lose You laughed when I was nervous, I played it cool instead Kept every real feeling locked behind my head I figured there'd be summers, a thousand more goodbyes Didn't know the years could disappear between the lines [Pre-Chorus] If I could put my hand on the clock Would I finally make it stop? Would I say what I was too proud to say? (Hey! Hey!) [Chorus] If I could go back to 1989 (1989... 89... 89...) Take everything I know and leave this life behind I'd meet you at the front steps Look you in the eyes (This time...) And never let another day go drifting by (Whoa-oh-oh-oh!) I'd bring you every flower Stay until you knew Every wrong road that I took led me back to you All the years All the scars All the lessons I survived If I could go back to 1989 (Make you mine...) I'd make you mine (Whoa-oh-oh-oh!) [Verse 2] Now I see your old address on a birthday card The ink has faded brown but I remember every part I should've learned your favorite song Shown up in the rain Told the whole damn world Nobody could love me the same I should've made the effort Should've dropped my pride Should've held your hand Instead of letting moments slide My younger heart was careless With a future it could hold It takes a lifetime just to learn How quickly moments go [Inner Voice] You had the time (time... time...) You had the chance (chance... chance...) You had her eyes (her eyes...) You didn't understand You thought forever moved slow (now look...) Now look how fast it goes [Pre-Chorus] Every scar became a lesson Every lesson came too late Funny how I finally found myself After I let you get away Would a thousand miles behind my eyes Give me courage for that Friday night? Would this older heart know what to say? [Chorus] If I could go back to 1989 (1989... 89...) Take everything I know and leave this life behind I'd meet you at the front steps Look you in the eyes (This time...) And never let another day go drifting by (Whoa-oh-oh-oh!) I'd bring you every flower Stay until you knew Every wrong road that I took led me back to you All the years All the scars All the lessons I survived If I could go back to 1989 (Make you mine...) I'd make you mine [Breakdown] (Hey!) I had all the time in the world Till the world kept turning (Hey!) I thought love would wait for me While I was busy learning Would I trade these years for one more try? (one more try...) Would I see forever when I saw your eyes? (your eyes...) [Bridge] I can still see the dashboard lights On that old July night You were leaning close enough to hear my heart But I was young and bulletproof Too blind to see the truth Thinking forever wasn't falling apart [Inner Voice] Say it now (now... now...) Say it now (now...) [Bridge Build] I'd leave the party I'd cross that town I'd put my foolish pride into the ground I'd hold your hand in front of everyone (everyone...) Tell the whole world you're the one (the one...) Cause every road I've taken since then Just keeps leading back again (Whoa-oh-oh-oh!) (Whoa-oh-oh-oh!) [Final Chorus] If I could go back to 1989 (1989... 1989...) I'd trade every mile of this life For one more night (one more night...) Cause all this wisdom in my heart All these years of getting by Only taught me what I lost When I let you walk on by (on by...) I'd bring you every flower Stay until you knew Every hard-earned lesson led me back to you Now the years keep rolling by But you're still on my mind If I could go back (go back...) If I could go back (go back...) If I could go back to 1989 I'd make you mine [Outro] (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) I thought forever wouldn't end I thought there'd always be more time [Inner Voice] More time... (time... time... time...) I'd trade a lifetime For one more night In 1989 (1989... 89... 89...) (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) Whoa-oh-oh-oh
