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Back When was released on August 24, 2004 by Curb Records as a part of the album Live Like You Were Dying

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OVERVIEW

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Tim McGraw

Vocals

Greg Barnhill

Background Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Stan Lynch

Songwriter

Jeff Stevens

Songwriter

Stephony Smith

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Tim McGraw

Producer

Byron Gallimore

Byron Gallimore

Producer

Darran Smith

Producer

Hank Williams III

Hank Williams III

Mastering Engineer

Matt Cullen

Assistant Engineer

Ricky Cobble

Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Don't you remember the fizz in a Pepper?

Peanuts in a bottle, at ten, two and four

A fried bologna sandwich with mayo and tomato

Sittin' 'round the table don't happen much anymore

[PreChorus]

We've gotten too complicated

It's all way overrated

I like the old and outdated way of life

[Chorus]

Back when a ho was a hoe, coke was a Coke

And crack's what you were doing when you were cracking jokes

Back when a screw was a screw, the wind was all that blew

And when you said, "I'm down with that," well, it meant you had the flu

I miss back when

I miss back when

I miss back when

[Verse 2]

I love my records, black, shiny vinyl

Clicks and pops and white noise, man, they sounded fine

I had my favorite stations, the ones that played 'em all

Country, soul and rock 'n' roll, what happened to those times?

[PreChorus]

I'm reading Street Slang For Dummies

'Cause they put pop in my country

I want more for my money

The way it was back then

[Chorus]

Back when a ho was a hoe, coke was a Coke

And crack's what you were doing when you were cracking jokes

Back when a screw was a screw, the wind was all that blew

And when you said, "I'm down with that," well, it meant you had the flu

I miss back when

I miss back when

I miss back when

[Bridge]

Give me a flat-top for strummin'

I want a ol' Wurly hummin'

Oh, just keep it comin'

The way it was back then

[Chorus]

Back when a ho was a hoe, coke was a Coke

And crack's what you were doing when you were cracking jokes

Back when a screw was a screw, the wind was all that blew

And when you said, "I'm down with that," well, it meant you had the flu

I miss back when

I miss back when

I miss back when

I miss back when

I miss back when

Written by: Jeff Stevens, Stan Lynch, Stephony Smith

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