[Verse 1]
When I go home this summer, I done made up my mind
Gonna do some things I wish I'd done back once upon a time
Everybody in the whole place, they're gonna know my name
I'll blow in like a hurricane then blow out just the same

[Chorus]
Paint scenes on the water-tower
I got the paint and I got the power
Do everything I wish I'd done back then
Better late than never, they say
Can't let the moment slip away
I'm gonna finally take my chances
When I go home again
Whoo, hah

[Verse 2]
Call old Frankie Walker an' ask him if he might
Meet me at the drag strip and he can eat my dust tonight
I'm gonna look up Laura What's-her-name and I'll finally make it clear
I studied every square inch of her legs, our junior year

[Chorus]
Paint scenes on the water-tower
I got the paint an' I got the power
Do everything I wish I'd done back then
Better late than never, they say
Can't let the moment slip away
I'm gonna finally take my chances
When I go home again
Whoo
[Bridge]
Everybody's got some things they wish they'd said or done
An' I'm gonna do my best to do 'em, every one

[Verse 3]
Gonna finally tell my Mamma about that Friday night
I didn't trip or fall, I got that shiner in a fight
And if I get my courage up, I might just spill the beans
And tell her all the details 'bout the night I turned eighteen

[Chorus]
Paint scenes on the water-tower:
I got the paint, I got the power
Do everything I wish I'd done back then
Better late than never, they say
Can't let the moment slip away
I'm gonna finally take my chances
When I go home again
All right
When I go home again
Whoo, oh it's good to be back home again