[Verse 1]

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

[Chorus]

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

[Verse 2]

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

[Chorus]

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

[Outro]

Oh, you'd never know it now

But I used to have it all

Once, I had everything

In my own back yard