Back In The Day

Slowly she walked ‘cross the worn gravel drive
The gate, off its hinge, slammed closed in her mind
The sign on the tree reads, “no one allowed”
Back in the day there was always a crowd

Sisters for life, crossed their hearts hoped to die
Sat ‘neath that tree, shared their deepest desires
Singing, “Who will we marry? What will we be?”
Back in the day life was so carefree

It was oh, so easy, It was oh, so light
Back in the day everything felt so right

They looked past the innocent eyes of the child
Ran through fields of young dreams growing wild
Ready to face what the world held in store
Back in the day they couldn’t wait for more

It was oh, so easy, It was oh, so light
Back in the day everything felt so right

Oh, how bittersweet
When the dreams we hold and the dreams of old collide

Gently the branch on that willow bends
She smiles in the breeze as her memories transcend
Swiftly the tide turned away from the shore
Back to the days of the simple and pure
Back in the day
Remember
Back in the day