Way Back When Lyrics

This old town

Wish that I could turn back time

And press rewind

This old place

On those roads so many stories

Left behind

I remember building forts

I remember casting lines

Grandpa would come and visit

Smelling like freshly painted signs

This place ain't what it used to be

Ain't nothing like the memories

Of the times that I spent here way back then

This place it ain't a lonely town

The city lights shine all around

Ain't even recognizable

Ain't even quite as nice, you know

Like the way it used to be way back when

The city lights

They blinded all the stars

Hanging in the sky

In the good old days

Used to play outside til dark

Catching fireflies

I remember scraped up knees

And all the trees that I would climb

Used to play pretend so easy

Felt like I had nothing but time

This place ain't what it used to be

Ain't nothing like the memories

Of the times that I spent here way back then

This place it ain't a lonely town

The city lights shine all around

Ain't even recognizable

Ain't even quite as nice, you know

Like the way it used to be way back when

I remember life was easy

Weren't no hills I had to climb

I remember life was brighter

I wish grandpa never died

This place ain't what it used to be

Ain't nothing like the memories

Of the times that I spent here way back then

This place it ain't a lonely town

The city lights shine all around

Ain't even recognizable

Ain't even quite as nice, you know

Ain't the place I lived so long ago

Ain't the way it used to be way back when