Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Freddie Mercury
Canonical path: /mercury-freddie/going-back
Related lyric paths: 6
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Going Back
Read Going Back lyrics by Freddie Mercury on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Going Back
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I think I'm going back
To the things I learnt so well in my youth
I think I'm returning to
Those days when I was young enough to learn the truth
Now there are no games
To only pass the time
No more colouring books
No Christmas bells to chime
But thinking young and growing older
Is no sin
And I can't play the game of life to win
I can recall a time
When I wasn't ashamed to reach out
To a friend
And now I think I've got
A lot more than just my toys to lend
Now there's more to do
Than watch my sailboard glide
And every day can be
My magic carpet ride
And now I can play hide and seek with my fears
And live my days instead of counting my years
Then everyone debates
The true reality
I'd rather see the world
The way it used to be
A little bit of freedom's all we lack
So catch me if you can
I'm going back
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Freddie Mercury performs "Going Back", and this lyric page sits inside the Freddie Mercury catalog on LyroVerse.
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