Back When I Wore Braids

Back when I wore braids
Thunder pretzels lit up the sky
Every year on the fourth of July
And I could watch tiny scratches of light
That danced in the sun and vanished at night
Back when I wore braids

Back when he ate meat
Wadies and dental men cheered and clapped
As he stood proud to announce the next act
He'd stand at attention when orders came through
Then answer 'Yethir' and go clean his room
Back when he ate meat

Back when she liked dirt
When Mother was near, why she'd never be sad
'Cause Mom was the bestest big thing that she had
She would scream 'bass!' pointing out everything
And yet, to this day, we don't know what she means
Back when she liked dirt

Back when he played trains
Meemunks would pop their heads out of the ground
Make a dash for a nut, and then scurry back down
And this bit of knowledge he discovered by chance
If sleaves were for shirts, then leg sleaves were for pants
Back when he played trains

Back when they were short
Peemee dots told you where to go
Colored yellow and white on the outstretched road
At the zoo, the unheard of snake bear beast
Ended up being a place where you eat
Back when they were short

Back when words were new
It didn't matter what we should say
As long as the words sort of sounded ok
We didn't care if what we said sounded dum
'Cause learning the words was just too much fun
Back when words were new