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Artist: Alan Jackson
Canonical path: /alan-jackson/i-wish-i-could-back-up
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I Wish I Could Back Up
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I Wish I Could Back Up
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I wish i could back up
And start all over
Cause now i'd know better
The best way to love her
The words i would tell her
The time i would give her
I wish i could back up
And start all over
Chorus:
Time takes you places
You never knew
You'd be goin'
It softens
The edges of memories
You're towin'
It changes the reasons
You wanted to hold her
I wish i could back up
And start all over
I wish i could back up
And start all over
I'd make the first time
Feel like forever
Not to be younger
May be just to be smarter
I wish i could back up
And start all over
Time takes you places
You never knew
You'd be goin'
It softens
The edges of memories
You're towin'
It changes the reasons
You wanted to hold her
I wish i could back up
And start all over
I wish i could back up
And start all over
Days
I would take back nights
I'd wanna make longer
Moments i'd never
Just throw over my shoulder
I wish i could back up
And start all over
But it's never too late
To wanna do better
Love's never easy
Changes
Just like the weather
Some day it's raining
Some are sunny and blue
There's never perfect
But there's faithful
And true
Time takes you places
You never knew
You'd be goin'
It softens
The edges of memories
You're towin'
It changes the reasons
You wanted to hold her
I wish i could back up
And start all over
I wish i could back up
And start all over
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