Lyrics

Paisley wallpaper and a corduroy couch with a gash in the arm
where Dad’s improving the house
Sack lunches left at the base of the clothes-line tree

Hand-made dresses and a sweet little bob. Hand-me-downs later
When Momma had to get a job
Riding home from the pool in the summer when we all were free

The ground was so much closer then
The world was so much closer then

Sun-streaked yard where dandelions grew tall. We had nothing
But then we had it all
Flat on our backs, see the sky all in blue and gold?

Fascinated by the glimmering creek try to wash away
The pokeberry streaks
Climb up the tree so we can see what the future holds

The ground was so much closer then
The world was so much closer then
My heart was so much closer then
And you were so much closer then