They say a single's only twenty seconds

[Verse] They say a single's only twenty seconds long You put the chorus first so they can sing along A song is just a sound on top of beats It's not like it was back in my day [Chorus] A book was a paper thing with words A sentence had at least three verbs A movie was something that you saw A song had no rules and no laws [Verse] They say a feature is the main artist now The first ten seconds make or break it now If they don't like it They'll swipe left It's not like it was back in my day [Chorus] A song had to make you feel A picture was something you could see A writer was someone who could read A book was something you could feel [Verse] They say an album's just a random collection A playlist is the new album They say no one really cares about lyrics anymore It's not like it was back in my day [Chorus] A phone was something that you used to call A dog was something you could walk A song was something you could hear A life was something you could live