Back In the Day

Back In the Day

back in the day when I was a kid
 in the summer of sixty three
 here is a photo of an old black DeSoto
 in the back seat are my brother and me
 those were the days when time moved slowly
 that's how it seemed to me
 the anticipation of summer vacation
 my dog and my family and me.

back in the day when I was in high school

the blizzard of seventy four

riding along singing old Christmas songs

‘till Amy got stuck in the storm

Those were the days when life was simpler

that's how it seems to me

there in the snow - it was Ronnie and Joe

Deanna and Amy and me.

though children move on

and pack those dreams away

caught up in the day to day

and the years roll on

but the heart's always seventeen.

Those were the days - where did the time go?
 seems like it was just yesterday
 all the times and the places, the friends and the faces
 moved on to go our separate ways
 Those are the days I still remember
 while tomorrow’s a dream away
 when you get to the end you can just call a friend
 and together go back in the day.

copyright © 2007 Lance Gallup

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