Back When

Things were so much simpler back then It was bicycles, swingsets and playing with friends Didn't come home 'til the street lights came on Then it was suppertime, PJs and Cartoons at dawn Oh, sittin' here thinkin' about the past I wish those days hadn't gone so fast Barefoot walking in my momma's backyard Catching fireflies in a mason jar We were coolin' off and sippin' from that hose Where time flew, nobody knows Oh, I didn't know how good it was back then... but it was 'back when' I thought I knew it all back then It was chasing boys, makeup and hangin' with friends I was 17, be home by 12 Jammin' in my Jimmy so sure of myself Oh, sittin' here thinkin' about the past I wish those days hadn't gone so fast Friday night parties in momma's backyard Crankin' up the bass in my boyfriend's car Cheering on the team, though we never won It didn't matter we were having fun Oh, we didn't know how good it was back then... but it was 'back when' If I only knew now what I thought I knew back then What I wouldn't give to be back there again Barefoot walking through my momma's backyard Catching fireflies in a old mason jar We were coolin' off and sippin' from that hose Where time flew, nobody knows Oh, I didn't know how good it was back then No I didn't know how good it was back then... but it was 'back when' Oh, but it was 'back when'