If it seems like I've been lost then let's remember If you think I'm feelin' old around missin' my younger days Oh, then you should've known me much better Cause my past is somethin' that never got in my way Oh, no Still, I would not be here now if I never had the hunger And I'm not ashamed to say the Wild Boys were my friends Oh, cause I never felt the desire to let music set me on fire Then I was saved, yeah That's why I'm keepin' the faith Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Keepin' the faith They're all matador boots, only Flag Brothers had them with a Cuban heel Iridescent socks with the same color shirt and a tight pair of chinos Oh, I put on my sharkskin jacket You know, the kind with the velvet collar and bitty love shades Oh, yeah Took a fresh pack of Luckys and a mint called Sen Sen My old man's Trojans and his old Spice's have the shade Oh, comb my hair in a pompadour Like the rest of the Romeos wore a permanent wave, yeah We were keepin' the faith Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Keepin' the faith You can get just so much from the good things You can linger too long in your dreams Say goodbye to the oldies but goodies Cause the good old days weren't always good And tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems Learned stickball as a formal education Lost a lot of fights but it taught me how to lose, okay Oh, I heard about *** but not enough I found you could dance and still look tough anyway Oh, yes I did I found that a man ain't just bein' macho Ate an awful lot of late-night drivin' food Drank a lot of take-home pay I thought I was the Duke of Berth When I made it with a red-haired girl in a Chevrolet Oh, yeah We were keepin' the faith Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Keepin' the faith Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh You know the good old days weren't always good Tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems Told you my reasons for the whole revival Now I'm goin' outside to have a nice cold beer in the shade Oh, I'm gonna listen to my 45s Ain't it wonderful to be alive when the rock and roll plays Yeah When the memories stay Yeah I'm keepin' the faith Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Keepin' the faith I'm keepin' the faith Yes, I am You know I'm keepin' the faith Oh, yes, I am You know I'm keepin' the faith Oh, you know I will I'm keepin' the faith Oh, yes I'm keepin' the faith