carry me back lord while i still got the time is jimmy through serving his hitch with uncle sam do the kids still spend saturday nights driving round hamberger dan s did jackie ever make it to the streets of hollywood and bobby i d love to see him again and i would if i could carry me back and make me feel at home let me cling to those mem ries that won t let me alone where it is always summer and she was always kind carry me back lord while i still got the time does the preacher still visit when some poor soul gets down do the stores still say open on friday nights downtown is joann still as pretty as when she wore my high school ring when you see her tell her i said july 1959 she ll know what i mean carry me back 