I’ve been thinkin’ ‘bout those kids today
How they never leave the house
Always stuck on phones and screens
I just can’t figure it out
Maybe kids forgot how to be kids
Or maybe we made ‘em that way
Either way when I see one now
This is what I’ll say
You wouldn’t make it with
BB gun fights, jumpin’ our bikes
Swimmin’ in the creek ‘til late at night
Findin’ a stick that was pretty neat
Dirt on our hands, mud on our feet
Fallin from monkey bars, throwin’ eggs at cars
Jumpin’ off swings, tryin’ to jump far
Thousands of miles put on your bike
Getting caught passing notes to the girl you like
You wouldn’t make it with the things we did
Back in the day when I was a kid
Not sayin’ you couldn’t survive
But a lot of you might’ve cried
We were tougher back then
Back when we remember when
We had matchbox cars and G.I. Joes
Streetlights told us when to go
We’d get the belt if we came home late
Didn’t test it twice we knew our fate
No ambulance call if you broke a bone
You’d be driven to the E.R. by family alone
Diggin’ to China in the dirt
Those metal bike pedals really hurt
Catching frogs with our hands
shooting old soda cans
You wouldn’t make it with the things we did
Back in the day when I was a kid
Got scars from I don’t know when
But I’d do it all again
No cares in the world, just me and my friends
Back when we remember when
Saturday mornin’ cartoons rolled
Cereal poured in a big ol’ bowl
Drinkin’ water from a garden hose
We all had our favorite shows
Birthdays were just ice cream and cake
You’d ask a parent if a friend could play
Schoolbooks covered in a brown paper bag
Could spend all afternoon playin’ tag
M 80’s in an old mailbox
Tryin’ to hit each other with rocks
Ring a doorbell then run away fast
Hold your breath and see how long you’ll last
Arm wrestling to see who’s tough
It was fun but we sure played rough
You wouldn’t make it with the things we did
Back in the day when I was a kid
Yeah, back in the day when I was a kid
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Title: Back In The Day When I Was A Kid
Release: Album (Yellow)
Artist: Kilo Seven
Label: Kilo Seven Music
ISRC: QT3F72566094
ASCAP Work ID: 932432311
