i thought that life was runnin off leavin me behind so like a fool i jumped the fence just to see what i could find but love kept disappearing like children chasing fireflies in the dark and to think that i once had it all in my own backyard you d never know it now but i used to have it all a swing set and a plastic pool a shaggy dog that lived to fetch a ball an angel with a glass of tea laughin at the kids and me all soakin wet from washin that old car and to think that i once had it all in my own backyard that bare spot s grown over where third base used to be and the weeds have choked out all the flowers but they can t kill the memories lord i d love to run back home but there s no one there for me and that grass i used to hate to mow sure is lookin green you d never know it now but i used to have it all a swing set and a plastic pool a shaggy dog that lived to fetch a ball an angel with a glass of tea laughin at the kids and me all soakin wet from washin that old car and to think that i once had it all in my own backyard oh you d never know it now but i used to have it all once i had everything in my own back yard