Backyard Reverie

Standing in the backyard

where the grass still grows the same

Summertime evenings playing till the fireflies came

I see my younger self running wild without a care

Now the weight of years is heavy in the evening air (ohhh)

Life moves faster than the wind across these fields

I wish I'd stopped to feel the moments that were real

Happy days and hard times all blend into one

Bittersweet and warm beneath the setting sun (yeah)

Christmas mornings with the tree lights shining bright

Mama holding on

when Daddy said goodbye

She kept us all together

through the tears and the pain

I never knew how strong a heart could be until today (hmmm)

Life moves faster than the wind across these fields

I wish I'd stopped to feel the moments that were real

Happy days and hard times all blend into one

Bittersweet and warm beneath the setting sun (ooh)

Turning 'round I feel the years slip through my hands

From this day on I'll savor every grain of sand

No more rushing past the love that's standing near

I'll hold each moment close and keep it dear (ahhh)

Every moment from now on I'll cherish and embrace

With a grateful heart in this old familiar

place