Back Then
Citizen Cope Song Lyrics

Before the laws and the social orders

Before the cause of the lieutenant's orders

Before the rise of pop culture

Before the guards at the borders

Before the expectation led to life's frustrations

Before the path to salvation was cloudy by the deep depths of temptation

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Back then, it was alright to pretend

That all we really had was within and a little sky to spin

Back then, love had a place to stay

And wasn't getting turned away

It took my whole life to realize it's just a blink away to back then

With holy sons, holy daughters, holy sisters, holy brothers, holy skies, holy waters

For those who came before us on the way to what's come before us

Before the expectations led to life's frustrations

Before the path to salvation was clouded by the deep depths of temptation

[Chorus]