Backyard
Bedingfield Natasha Lyrics

It's been too long
It's been a while since we've spent quality time together

Don't think I've seen you smile at me for quite a while
I haven't seen you happy or engaged with me in some time

And we're too busy doing things
We've become consumed with life's distractions

We haven't noticed what's missing
We've lost sight of the important things that brought us joy

Where's the fun we used to have?
We've lost the spark that made being together enjoyable

My childish ways and your sarcasm
We used to play and joke around together

Silly jokes and fairy tales
Our imaginative playfulness has been absent

Where did we leave them?
We can't remember where or why we stopped having fun

[Chorus]
The chorus repeats the sentiment of longing for the simple joys of their past

Lost in the backyard
They cherish memories of being carefree and imaginative in their youth

Your lasso my tiara
Their different toys (and genders) made their playtime diverse and exciting

My wand, your plastic bazooka
Their weapons of play highlighted different strengths and weaknesses

Why can't we be how we were
They yearn to recapture the creativity, partnership, and excitement of their past selves

In the backyard
This innocent, intimate space symbolizes the loss of their curious, imaginative selves

Simple days of hand in hand
They remember simpler days of just being together and enjoying each other's company

And drawing our names in the sand
They reminisce about carefree activities like writing their names in the sand

Somehow life just complicates
As they've aged, their lives have introduced complications that have made simplicity and play less of a priority

Our buried treasure it just waits
Their sense of adventure and imagination is always there, but it's buried under their responsibilities and distractions

Lost you in the backyard
They've lost each other's fun-loving, playful spirits

You can still meet me in the garden
Even though they've lost their playfulness, they can still come together in a new space and try to rediscover it

You and I and hide behind the rose bed
They suggest returning to a physical space where they can recapture their youth, this time hidden behind a rose bed

Why can't we be how we were
Their longing to reconnect with their youthful selves is rephrased

In the backyard
They remember when they used to play in the backyard

Your cowboy hat, my tutu
They remember how different and complementary their playthings were

You hide and seek, I catch you
They remember games they used to play with each other

Why can't we be how we were in the backyard
A repetition of the chorus sentiment

In the backyard
A repetition of the phrase from earlier in the song