[Intro]
            x2

[Verse 1]
             
Well, I lived 

       
on the outskir

ts of town
             
In an eight ro

   
om farm-house,

 baby
             
When my brothe

       
rs and friends

 were around
             
There was alwa

   
ys something d

oin’
            
Had me a coupl

     
e of real nice

 girlfriends
            
Stopped by to 

             
see me every o

nce in a while
            
When I think b

      
ack a-bout tho

se days
            
All I can do i

  
s sit and smil

e

[Chorus]
             
That’s when a 


smoke was a sm

oke
             
And groovin’ w

   
as groovin’
             
And dancin’ me

    
ant everything
             
We were young 

    
and we were im

provin’
             
Laughin’, laug

      
hin’, with our

 friends
             
Holdin’ hands 

      
meant somethin

’, baby
             
Outside the cl

    
ub Cherry Bomb

,
             
Our hearts wer

  
e really thump

in’,
              
Say yeah, yeah

       
, yeah
              
Say yeah, yeah

                
, yeah

[Verse 2]
             
The winter day

       
s they last fo

rever
             
But the weeken

        
ds went by so 

quick
             
Went ridin’ ar

              
ound this litt

   
le country tow

n
             
We were goin’ 

           
nuts girl, out

 in the sticks
            
One night, me 

        
with my big mo

uth
            
A couple guys 

              
had to put me 


in my place
            
When I see tho

        
se guys these 

days
            
We just laugh 

              
and say, Do yo

   
u remember whe

n?

[Chorus]
             
That’s when a 


smoke was a sm

oke
             
And groovin’ w

   
as groovin’
             
And dancin’ me

    
ant everything
             
We were young 

    
and we were im

provin’
             
Laughin’, laug

      
hin’, with our

 friends
             
Holdin’ hands 

      
meant somethin

’, baby
             
Outside the cl

    
ub Cherry Bomb

,
             
Our hearts wer

  
e really thump

in’,
              
Say yeah, yeah

         
, yeah
              
Say yeah, yeah

                     
, yeah

[Instrumental]
         
              

             
    Say yeah y

         
eah yeah
              
Say yeah yeah 

       
yeah

[Verse 3]
             
Now, seventeen

     
 has turned th

irty-five
             
I’m surprised 

     
that we’re sti

ll livin’
             
If we’ve done 

 
any wrong
            
I hope that we


’re forgiven
            
Got a few kids

  
 of my own
            
And some days 

              
I still don’t 

     
know what to d

o
            
I hope that th

          
ey’re not laug

hin’ too loud
            
When they hear

              
 me talkin’ li

   
ke this to you

[Chorus]
             
That’s when a 


smoke was a sm

oke
             
And groovin’ w

   
as groovin’
             
And dancin’ me

    
ant everything
             
We were young 

    
and we were im

provin’
             
Laughin’, laug

      
hin’, with our

 friends
             
Holdin’ hands 

      
meant    so mu

ch baby
             
Outside the cl

    
ub Cherry Bomb

,
             
Our hearts wer

  
e really pumpi

n’,
              
Say yeah, yeah

         
, yeah
              
Say yeah, yeah

        
, yeah

[Outro]
        

(Fade Out)