Julie's got the word today
She lost her job just one last pay
life don't come easy anymore
still strugglin' on by herself
got a picture of jimmy there on the shelf
and she looks at him and says why did we let it go
I know that sometimes baby
we didn't see things eye-to-eye
but I got just one question
Did we have to say goodbye?
Just like prisioners in paradise
Still far from heaven's door
we had it all but still we wanted more
now I realize that
I can't Turn back the future here to stay
but hey we're just children of tomorrow
hangin' on to yesterday
Jimmy still recalls the night
When he took his guitar and headed on out
to find the big time that was his dream
he gave up his past and made it alright
but there's something missin' in his heart tonight
sometimes what you want ain't what you need
He misses drivin' down to the lake at night
Holdin' his baby in his arms so tight
ain' t it hard to find illusions
when you're livin' in a memory
Just like prisioners in paradise
so close but yet so far
there will come a time no matter who you are
when you ask yourself was it right or wrong
for me to turn away,
but hey we're just children of tomorrow
hangin' on to yesterday