Hmm yeahJulie's got the word todayShe lost her job just one last payLife don't come easy anymore, noStill strugglin' on by herself(I'm strugglin')Got a picture of Jimmy there on the shelfAnd she looks at him and says, "Why did we let it go there?"I know that sometimes babyWe didn't see things eye to eyeBut I got just one questionDid we have to say goodbye?Oh just like prisoners in paradiseStill far from Heaven's doorYeah we had it all but still(Oh oh oh oh)We wanted more(Oh)Now I realize that I can't turn back(Oh oh)The future's here to stay(Oh oh oh)But hey, we're just children of tomorrowHangin' on to yesterdayWhoa yeahAah!Well, Jimmy still recalls the nightWhen he took his guitar and headed on outTo find the big time, yeah, that was his dreamHe gave up his past and made it alrightBut there's somethin' missin' in his heart tonightSometimes what you want ain't what you need, no noHe misses drivin' down to the lake at nightHoldin' his baby in his arms so tightAin't it hard to find illusionsWhen you're livin' in a memoryOh just like prisoners in paradiseSo close but yet so farThere will come a time(Oh oh oh oh)No matter who you are(Oh)When you ask yourself was it right or wrong(Oh oh)For me to turn away?(Oh oh oh)But hey, we're just children of tomorrowHangin' on to yesterdayWoah whoa yeah yeahPrisoners in paradiseOohPrisoners in paradiseYeah yeahWe're just prisoners in paradiseStill far from Heaven's doorYeah we had it all but still(Oh oh oh oh)We wanted more(Oh)We're just prisoners in paradiseSo close but yet so farThere will come a time(Oh oh oh oh)No matter, no matter who you are(Oh)When you ask yourself was it right or wrongFor me to turn away?But hey, we're just children of tomorrowHangin' on to yesterday
Hmm yeahJulie's got the word todayShe lost her job just one last payLife don't come easy anymore, noStill strugglin' on by herself(I'm strugglin')Got a picture of Jimmy there on the shelfAnd she looks at him and says, "Why did we let it go there?"I know that sometimes babyWe didn't see things eye to eyeBut I got just one questionDid we have to say goodbye?Oh just like prisoners in paradiseStill far from Heaven's doorYeah we had it all but still(Oh oh oh oh)We wanted more(Oh)Now I realize that I can't turn back(Oh oh)The future's here to stay(Oh oh oh)But hey, we're just children of tomorrowHangin' on to yesterdayWhoa yeahAah!Well, Jimmy still recalls the nightWhen he took his guitar and headed on outTo find the big time, yeah, that was his dreamHe gave up his past and made it alrightBut there's somethin' missin' in his heart tonightSometimes what you want ain't what you need, no noHe misses drivin' down to the lake at nightHoldin' his baby in his arms so tightAin't it hard to find illusionsWhen you're livin' in a memoryOh just like prisoners in paradiseSo close but yet so farThere will come a time(Oh oh oh oh)No matter who you are(Oh)When you ask yourself was it right or wrong(Oh oh)For me to turn away?(Oh oh oh)But hey, we're just children of tomorrowHangin' on to yesterdayWoah whoa yeah yeahPrisoners in paradiseOohPrisoners in paradiseYeah yeahWe're just prisoners in paradiseStill far from Heaven's doorYeah we had it all but still(Oh oh oh oh)We wanted more(Oh)We're just prisoners in paradiseSo close but yet so farThere will come a time(Oh oh oh oh)No matter, no matter who you are(Oh)When you ask yourself was it right or wrongFor me to turn away?But hey, we're just children of tomorrowHangin' on to yesterday