Citizen Cope - Back Then lyrics

Before the laws and the social orders Before the calls of our lieutenants arrived Before the rise of pop culture Before the guards at the borders Before the expectations Led to last 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 wasnt 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 last 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 wasnt 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