In the early days, I had a dream to be holy
And conquer the nations through love
In the early days, I'd never share in the glory
Or praises of men's applause
In the early days, I never thought it a problem
To pray every night for all men
In the early days, in my heart nothing mattered
More than to be with Him

Oh, Jesus, I want to go back
To the days of my first love
Oh, Jesus, take me back in my heart
To my first love

In the early days, I can remember the battles
I'd fight every night with my sin
In the early days, I can remember how often
I'd fall on my knees and repent
In the early days, I often gave my possessions
To people who had less than me
In the early days, I was completely abandoned
To living my life for Him

Oh, Jesus, I want to go back
To the days of my first love
Oh, Jesus, take me back in my heart
To my first love
Oh, Jesus, I want to go back
To the days of my first love
Jesus, take me back in my heart
To my first love

In the early days, I would tell people
Whenever I met them that they should repent
And in the early days, I would get angry
Whenever the devil hurt one of my friends
In the early days, singing songs unto Jesus
Never became a routine
And in the early days, I wanted only to please Him
Through faith that could do anything

Oh, Jesus, I want to go back
To the days of my first love
Oh, Jesus, take me back in my heart
To my first love

Oh, Jesus, I want to go back
To the days of my first love
Oh, Jesus, take me back in my heart
To my first love

Take me back
(I want to go back)
Take me back
(Won't you take me back)
Take me back to my first love
Take me back
Take me back
Take me back to my first love...