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'
