I thought that life was
runnin' off leavin' me behind
So like a fool
I jumped the fence
just to see what I could find
But love kept disappearin'
like children chasin' fire flies
in the dark
And to think that
I once had it all
in my own backyard
You'd never know it now
but I used to have it all
A swing set and a plastic pool
A shaggy dog that lived
to fetch a ball
An angel with a glass of tea
Laughin' at the kids and me
All soakin' wet from
washin' that old car
And to think that
I once had it all
in my own backyard
That bare spot's grown over
where third base used to be
And the weeds have
choked out all the flowers
But they can't kill the memories
Lord I'd love to
run back home
But there's no one there for me
And that grass
I used to hate to mow
sure is lookin' green
You'd never know it now
but I used to have it all
A swing set and a plastic pool
A shaggy dog that lived
to fetch a ball
An angel with a glass of tea
Laughin' at the kids and me
All soakin' wet from
washin' that old car
And to think that
I once had it all
in my own backyard
You'd never know it now
but I used to have it all
Once I had everything
in my own backyard