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I thought that life was runnin' off, |
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leavin' me behind. |
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So like a fool I jumped the fence, |
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Just to see what I could find. |
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But love kept disappearing like |
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Children chasing fire flies in the dark. |
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And to think that I once had it all, |
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In my own backyard. |
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You'd never know it now, but I used to have it all. |
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A swing set and a plastic pool, a shaggy dog that lived to fetch a ball. |
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An angel with a glass of tea, laughin' at the kids and me, |
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All soakin' wet from washin' that old car. |
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And to think that I once had it all, in my own backyard. |
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That bare spot's grown over now, |
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Where third base used to be. |
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And the weeds have choked out all the flowers, |
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But they can't kill the memories. |
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Lord, I'd love to run back home, |
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But there's no one there for me. |
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And that grass I used to hate to mow, |
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Sure is lookin' green. |
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Ohh, you'd never know it now, but I used to have it all. |
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A swing set and a plastic pool, a shaggy dog that lived to fetch a ball. |
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An angel with a glass of tea, laughin' at the kids and me, |
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all soakin' wet from washin' that old car. |
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And to think that I once had it all, in my own backyard. |
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You'd never know it now, but I used to have it all,all, all |
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[Spoken] |
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Once I had everything, |
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In my own back yard..... |
