Verse 1 We were runnin’ down dirt roads, chasin’ fireflies in the dusk, Barefoot in the schoolyard, kickin’ stones and raisin’ dust. You were holdin’ that old notebook with my name drawn in the corner, And I’d blush like summer sunrise every time you wandered closer. Pre‑Chorus We didn’t know about tomorrow, We just lived inside those days— Where every glance felt like a secret, And every memory stayed. Chorus Back then… life was sweeter than a July wind, We were young, wild, free, didn’t know how fast it spins. Cardboard forts, old cartoons on the TV glow… A Walkman hummin’ songs we felt right down to the soul. Lord, take me back, back to when You smiled at me behind that fence again. Yeah, I’d give anything to feel it again— Back then. Verse 2 You’d braid daisies in your shoelace, said it made you run real fast, Told me secrets on the swingset ‘bout a world too wide and vast. I’d race you down the alleyways just hopin’ you might hold my hand, And once you did, I swear the whole 90’s lit up like a promised land. Pre‑Chorus We didn’t know about the real world, Or how fast the years could fly— We just chased the sound of laughter As the sunsets rolled on by. Chorus Back then… life was sweeter than a July wind, We were young, wild, free, didn’t know how fast it spins. Cassette tapes, street lights, every night felt like a show… And your shy grin in the lamplight felt like home, y’know? Lord, take me back, back to when Your hand found mine now and then. Yeah, I’d give anything to feel it again— Back then. Bridge We were just two kids with big dreams, Hearts stitched with innocence and hope. Never knew that look you gave me Would be the one I’d hold the most. Now the years fade like old film reels, But I still feel that fluttered breath— The kind of love so small and quiet You don’t forget. Final Chorus Back then… life was sweeter than a July wind, We were young, wild, free, didn’t know how fast it spins. Polaroids of childhood framed in amber glow… And you, the first “maybe someday” my heart ever chose. Lord, take me back, back to when The world felt small… and we didn’t pretend. Just two kids laughin’, not knowin’ the end— Back then.
