[Verse 1] I don't want to lose my soul to technology I don't want to live inside a screen Thank God I got to be a kid, without these things We played outside all day Rode bikes, sold homemade lemonade Lived perfectly okay being out of reach I'm grateful for what these memories still teach [Pre-Chorus] Our directions were paper maps No cell phones, no apps And somehow we still made it to where we needed to go [Chorus] I want to go back in time Where everything was offline Nature was our playground The library our computer The stars were our guides And quiet felt like freedom We weren't bombarded by endless screens and signs We had space to dream... and time [Verse 2] No emails dinging at midnight No endless scrolling stealing light We talked face to face, not face to phone And somehow never felt alone [Bridge] Now it's pixels and pings and digital things But I still hear the whisper of backyard swings And I still hold the wonder of the world unplugged Where connection was real, and love was enough [Chorus - repeat] I want to go back in time Where everything was offline Nature was our playground The library our computer The stars were our guides And quiet felt like freedom We weren't bombarded by endless screens and signs We had space to dream... and time [Outro] So here's to the ones who remember that glow Of a world less tangled, and time that moved slow
