Back In The Day
Gilbert Brantley Lyrics

Mamma, she's still got that picture
My mother still has that picture of me and Katie on homecoming night.

Of me and Katie on homecoming night
It's a picture of Katie and me which was taken on homecoming night.

She looked pretty in that fancy dress
Katie looked beautiful in the fancy dress she was wearing in the picture.

But that girl was a barefoot blue jean princess
Katie was a beautiful and natural girl who enjoyed being comfortable in her blue jeans and bare feet.

A hand full of rocks and daddy's pine ladder
I had a handful of rocks and my father's pine ladder with me at the time.

Sure did come in handy
Both items came in useful to me at the time.

For a teenage boy thinkin' all that mattered
As a teenager, I was caught up in thinking that all that mattered was getting a kiss from Katie.

Was a kiss that taste like candy
I wanted a kiss from Katie that would be sweet like candy.

Back in the day we were wild and free
We were young and free in those days, able to do crazy fun things without many worries.

She was my dashboard drummer
Katie used to drum on the dashboard of my car when we were driving around.

Butterflies in the backseat
We would feel giddy with excitement and have butterflies in our stomachs while we were making out in the backseat of the car.

Little footprints on my window
Katie would leave little footprints on my car window from putting her feet up on the dashboard.

Parkin' my Chevy by the riverside
I would park my Chevy car by the river when we wanted to be alone together.

And four letters in a heart carved in a pine
I carved out a heart on a pine tree and put both our initials in it to signify our love.

A little sundress layin' up there on the back
Katie left her little sundress hanging on the back of my seat.

While the water washed our innocence away
The running water of the river symbolizes how innocent we were; it washed away our naivety and we were changed.

Friday night's I would look up there in the bleachers
On Friday nights, I would look up at the bleachers where Katie sat and watched me play sports.

And I could see a letterman's jacket on
Katie was probably wearing my letterman's jacket, which was a source of pride for me.

And I still got this scar here on my right hand
I still have a scar on my hand where Bobby punched me when he told Katie that she deserved a better man than me.

When Bobby told her she deserved a better man
Bobby told Katie that she should be with someone better than me.

Aw she hung right with me down in Panama City
Katie came with me to Panama City on a senior trip and we raised hell together.

Raisin' hell on our senior trip
We had a lot of fun mischief we got into on our senior trip.

And man ain't it funny it gets the best of me
I find it amusing how these memories of our past get the best of me and I cannot forget them.

And I just can't forget
I cannot forget the memories we shared and our love for each other.

Summer was over
The summer ended and we had to face the reality of going our separate ways.

College was callin', man I had to watch her leave
Katie had to leave for college and it was painful for me to watch her go.

But I still wonder if she ever thinks of me
Despite all the time that has gone by, I still wonder if Katie ever thinks of me and the moments we shared.

Feels like yesterday
The memories are still fresh in my mind, as if it was just yesterday.

Back in the day
These were the days of our youthful exuberance and free spirit, which I would always cherish.

Back in the day
I want to hold onto these memories and cherish them, always remembering the joy that they brought me.