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lyrics
WAY BACK WHEN
A single-file line walking to the playground from our class
I still remember how it felt to know I’d be picked last
“It’s just a stupid game.” I told myself a thousand times
But I just wanted somebody to want me on their side
But long before the blacktop or the school was ever built
Years and years before a drop of native blood was spilled
Before this world was spinning at 23.5 degrees
You decided way back then that You wanted me
Oh yes, You decided way back when that You wanted me
Feels like everyone I know has already been kissed
And I don’t think there’s one single girl who knows that I exist
They’ve all filled their yearbooks and I’m afraid I’ll never start
Oh, write my name, our memories, and dot the ‘i’s’ with little hearts
Long before the notebook paper love letters were read
Years before the scribes wrote down the words that kings have said
Before the first man and his wife had a snake to blame
You had a book, oh way back then where You wrote down my name
You had a book, oh way back when where You wrote down my name
credits
from Free Home-cooked Demos!,
track released March 17, 2010
Special Thanks to the Mellotron for being my favorite instrument.
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