Back In My Day - The Handsome Family

We had maps that unfolded

Back in my day

You could drink from the river

We had gods made of clay

There were mile-high glaciers

No locks on the doors

The stars burned brighter

We never counted past four

The birds were always watching

There were monsters in the sea

We wore watches on our wrists

There were ghosts in the trees

Way back in the days

You’re too young to have seen

When the nights were darker

Longer and deep

There was no time or space

When I was growing up

We had summer all winter

The moon rose with the sun

And music sounded better

We recorded on rings of ice

And as the songs turned to water

We couldn’t help but cry

Way back in the good days

The ones you didn’t see

When everything was better

Darker and deep