Back When

Lyrics

Don't you remember  
The fizz in a pepper  
Peanuts in a bottle  
At ten, two and four  
A fried bologna sandwich  
With mayo and tomato  
Sittin' round the table  
Don't happen much anymore  
  
We got too complicated  
It's all way over-rated  
I like the old and out-dated  
Way of life  
  
Back when a hoe was a hoe  
Coke was a coke  
And crack's what you were doing  
When you were cracking jokes  
Back when a screw was a screw  
The wind was all that blew  
And when you said I'm down with that  
Well it meant you had the flu  
I miss back when  
I miss back when  
I miss back when  
  
I love my records  
Black, shiny vinyl  
Clicks and pops  
And white noise  
Man they sounded fine  
I had my favorite stations  
The ones that played them all  
Country, soul and rock-and-roll  
What happened to those times?  
  
I'm readin' 'Street Slang For Dummies'  
'Cause they put pop in my country  
I want more for my money  
The way it was back then  
  
Back when a hoe was a hoe  
Coke was a coke  
And crack's what you were doing  
When you were cracking jokes  
Back when a screw was a screw  
The wind was all that blew  
And when you said I'm down with that  
Well it meant you had the flu  
I miss back when  
I miss back when  
I miss back when  
  
Give me a flat top for strumming  
I want the whole world to be humming  
Just keep it coming  
The way it was back then  
  
Back when a hoe was a hoe  
Coke was a coke  
And crack's what you were doing  
When you were cracking jokes  
Back when a screw was a screw  
The wind was all that blew  
And when you said I'm down with that  
Well it meant you had the flu  
I miss back when  
I miss back when  
I miss back when