Welcome Back by John Sebastian

Original Air Dates: 1975 - 1979 (ABC)   Location: Borough of Brooklyn, New York

Welcome back, your dreams were your ticket out.
Welcome back to that same old place that you laughed about.
Well the names have all changed since you hung around,
But those dreams have remained and they’re turned around.

Who’d have thought they’d lead ya  (Who’d have thought they’d lead ya)
Back here where we need ya  (Here where we need ya)

Yeah we tease him a lot cause we’ve got him on the spot, 
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back, welcome back.

The song was a Billboard #1 hit in 1976. This was John Sebastian’s only solo hit, though as the lead singer and writer of the group Lovin’ Spoonful he was responsible for 10 Top Forty hits from 1965-1967.

RIGHT: The cast and an original Welcome Back, Kotter lunch box.

Thanks to Lauren P.