Wayback

Wayback was originally recorded in 2011 by Yatimito Fawaii for 365. It was rerecorded by Reverse (The Band) for the album Reverse (The Band) in 2017.

Music and lyrics by John William Reynolds.

Lyrics
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In the middle of the night I woke with an idea for a song

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It was catchy, it was clever, not to short and not too long

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I didn’t write it down, thought I’d remember in the morning

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There’s no way that this could leave my mind

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Oh, I wish that I could turn back time and make up for my yesterdays

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Call up Mr. Peabody and jump in the Wayback Machine

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I once met a girl who treated me with care

She was brilliant, she was beautiful, and had such wonderful hair

But now she’s just a dream I let her fade into my memory

I never should have let her get away

I was hired by the government to work on an atomic bomb

I was so focused on the task I didn’t question right from wrong

Little did I know that they would use the bomb against me

That’s some way to pay me for my work

I met up with Saint Peter on the road to Heaven’s Gate

I asked for my admittance but he said I asked too late

Now I’m in the furnace in that fiery lake of sulfur

The ghost of Hitler downing by my side