A Time Long Gone

[Verse 1] In a world that faded, far behind the bend Where the dust of old heroes was a boy's best friend We lived the Ponderosa with Hoss and the crew And everything John Wayne said was gospel and true Jim West had the gadgets, the Lone Ranger the speed Just a stick for a stallion, that’s all that we'd need [Verse 2] We learned about outlaw life on dirt-packed roads Jesse James and his gang carrying heavy loads Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday down at the OK Wild Bill with the Aces, just a heartbeat away We lived in those legends, we breathed in that smoke Before the fast-forward world woke up and spoke [Chorus] Oh, it’s a long gone time, a different kind of earth Where a scraped-up knee was a badge of your worth No seatbelts in the cab, just a wind in our hair Riding back of the pickup without any care A place many find hard to believe ever breathed In the dust of the dreams that we left underneath [Verse 3] The rule of the summer was simple and plain You stay outside through the heat and the rain Till the street lights flickered and buzzed in the night That was the signal to run with all your might No bottles of water, just the rusted green hose Drinking deep from the well where the cool current flows [Bridge] Now they look at the pictures, they listen to the tales And it sounds like a myth on some ghost-ridden trails A world without wires, a sky open wide With the spirits of cowboys riding side by side [Chorus] In that long gone time, a different kind of earth Where a scraped-up knee was a badge of your worth No seatbelts in the cab, just a wind in our hair Riding back of the pickup without any care A place many find hard to believe ever breathed In the dust of the dreams that we left underneath [Outro] Just a boy and his shadows, under fading street lights... Drinking from the hose... Yeah, those were the nights. Long gone. Far away. [END]