Citizen Cope - Back Then

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 [Chorus] 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]