[Intro]
Back then, right now
[Verse 1]
Back when that blacktop was just a gravel road
Back when that Walmart was just a fishin' hole
Back when my ol' guitar had some brand-new strings
Yes, it did
Back when a work truck was just a stick shift
Back when you took a pic and didn't have to post it
Back when a Baptist church was where we learned to sing
Yeah, we did
[Chorus]
I could use some back then, right now
'98 Chevy with the tailgate down
FM only with the gold up loud
Burnin' up the night, innocent and wild
I could use a little more wide-open
Back when all I wanted was the hand I was holdin'
Livin' in the moment with the good-time crowd
Makin' life count
Damn, I could use a little more
Back then, right now
Back then, right now
[Verse 2]
Back when a, "How ya been?" came through a phone call
Back when a pastime was watchin' baseball
Yeah, back when politics, it wasn't table talk
Back when you had a fight, you could just walk it off
[Chorus]
I could use some back then right now
'98 Chevy with the tailgate down
FM only with the gold up loud
Burnin' up the night, innocent and wild
I could use a little more wide-open
Back when all I wanted was the hand I was holdin'
Livin' in the moment with the good-time crowd
Makin' life count
Damn, I could use a little more
Back then, right now
Back then, right now
[Bridge]
Back then, it was simple, it was slow
We didn't worry 'bout what we didn't know
[Chorus]
I could use some back then, right now
'98 Chevy with the tailgate down
FM only with the gold up loud
Burnin' up the night, innocent and wild
I could use a little more wide-open
Back when all I wanted was the hand I was holdin'
Livin' in the moment with the good-time crowd
Makin' life count
Damn, I could use a little more
Back then, right now
[Outro]
(Back then, back then, back then, right now)
Yeah, back then, right now
(Back then, back then, back then right now)
Just a little more back then now
Back Then Right Now was written by Jessie Jo Dillon & Geoff Warburton & David Garcia & Tyler Hubbard.
Back Then Right Now was produced by Tyler Hubbard & Jordan Schmidt.
Tyler Hubbard released Back Then Right Now on Fri Sep 08 2023.
We had that title, and then we just started telling stories and reminiscing and just thought, man, this would be really fun to write. Let’s write a nostalgic song that kind of encompasses the heart of being present and living life in the moment and living life to the fullest and the simple things in...
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