Lyrics

There was a time when they played for the love of the game
When a soldier gave his life, he knew it wasn't in vain
A time when a father offered more than just his name
And everybody stood behind the promises they made

That was somewhere way back when
That's the way the world was then
When I love you meant forever up until the very end
Not like the way that things are now
Where the lawyers write the vows
I want the kind of love our parents had
We could learn from them the way
The way to way back when

There was a time when love was saved for the wedding day
It's safe to say that kind of thing don't happen today
Was it so long ago we'd bow our heads and pray
And faith was more than just a word you heard some preacher say

That was somewhere way back when
That's the way the world was then
When I love you meant forever up until the very end
Not like the way that things are now
Where the lawyers write the vows
I want the kind of love our parents had
We could learn from them the way
The way to way back when

Living in the here and now
We can have the life we dreamed about
If we know where we're goin's where we've already been

Somewhere way back when
That's the way the world was then
When I love you meant forever up until the very end
Not like the way that things are now
Where the lawyers write the vows
I want the kind of love our parents had
We could learn from them to find the way
The way to way back when
Baby we can learn from them
The way to way back when

There was a time when they played for the love of the game.