Simpler Times

[Verse 1] We cut through the canyon behind our place Dust on our shoes, sun in our face Mom’s oatmeal cookies cooling by the door We’d grab a few and run back out for more [Verse 2] Walked to school with our friends in a line Teachers stayed late when we fell behind Downtown was ours till the evening bell That old clock tower knew us well [Pre-Chorus] I still remember how the whole world fit In the space between our block and it [Chorus] Take me back to the days we thought would never end When the road home was short and the whole town was a friend We had scraped-up knees and plans we couldn’t doubt We were sure we’d never lose what it was all about Now I’m chasing that feeling through the years somehow I miss those simpler times I miss those simpler times [Verse 3] Summer breeze rolling in from the shore Train on the track, boards beneath our feet Every little place still keeps a piece Of who I was before the world got big [Pre-Chorus] And when the years pull everything around I close my eyes and hear that old bell sound [Chorus] Take me back to the days we thought would never end When the road home was short and the whole town was a friend We had scraped-up knees and plans we couldn’t doubt We were sure we’d never lose what it was all about Now I’m chasing that feeling through the years somehow I miss those simpler times I miss those simpler times [Bridge] Maybe home was never just a place Maybe it’s the people and the names Maybe it’s the way you look at me And all those years come rushing back so easily [Final Chorus] Take me back to the days we thought would never end When the road home was short and the whole town was a friend We had scraped-up knees and plans we couldn’t doubt We were sure we’d never lose what it was all about Now I’m finding that feeling in the life we built somehow I miss those simpler times I miss those simpler times [Outro] That old bell rings somewhere in my mind I miss those simpler times