In My Own Backyard — текст песни (Joe Diffie)

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 disappearing like
children chasing 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 now,
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.

Ohh, 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.

AHHH>>> You`d never know it now, but I used to have it all,all, all>>
Spoken: Once I had everything,
Sing again: In my own back yard.....