Julieīs got the word today
She lost her job just one last pay
Life donīt come easy anymore
Still strugglinīon 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 didnīt see things eye-to-eye
But I got just one question
Did we have to say goodbye

Just like prisoners in paradise
Still far from heavenīs door
We had it all but still we
Wanted more
Now I realize that I canīt
Turn back the futureīs here
To stay but hey
Weīre just children of tomorrow
Hanginī 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 thereīs something missinī
In his heart tonight
Sometimes what you want
Ainīt what you need

He misses drivinī down
To the lake at night
Holdinī his baby
In his arms so tight
Ainīt it hard to find illusions
When youīre livinī in a memory

Just like prisoners 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
Weīre just children of tomorrow
Hanginī on to yesterday