Back Then - Citizen Cope

Before the laws and the social orders

Before the calls of the lieutenant’s order

Before the rise of pop culture

Before the guards at the borders

Before the expectations

Led to life’s frustrations

Before the path to salvation was clouded

By the deep depths of temptation

Back then

It was alright to pretend

But all we really have is within

And we disguised expected

Back then

Love had a place to stay

It wasn’t getting turned away

It took my whole life just to realize

This has to make a way to back then

Back then

Back then

Back then

Well holy sons, holy daughters, holy sisters, holy brothers

Holy skies, holy waters

For those who came before us

But on the way to work come before us

Before the expectations

Led to life’s frustrations

Before the path to salvation was clouded

By the deep depths of temptation

Back then

It was alright to pretend

But all we really have is within

And we disguised expected

Back then

Love had a place to stay

It wasn’t getting turned away

It took my whole life just to realize

This has to make a way to back then

Back then

Back then

Back then

Back then

Back then