In My Own Backyard Lyrics - Joe Diffie

I thought that life was runnin' off, leavin' me behind 

So like a fool I jumped the fence just to see what I could find 

But love kept disappearing like children chasing fire flies in the dark 

And to think that I once had it all in my own backyard 

You'd never know it now, but I used to have it all 

A swing set and a plastic pool, a shaggy dog that lived to fetch a ball 

An angel with a glass of tea, laughin' at the kids and me 

All soakin' wet from washin' that old car 

And to think that I once had it all, in my own backyard 

That bare spot's grown over now where third base used to be 

And the weeds have choked out all the flowers 

But they can't kill the memories 

Lord, I'd love to run back home but there's no one there for me 

And that grass I used to hate to mow sure is lookin' green 

You'd never know it now, but I used to have it all 

A swing set and a plastic pool, a shaggy dog that lived to fetch a ball 

An angel with a glass of tea, laughin' at the kids and me 

All soakin' wet from washin' that old car 

And to think that I once had it all, in my own backyard