That Was Then
Lyrics: Joe Bolinger
Music: Dan Bilger
We moved here back in 83
When Dad got work at the factory
I figured I’d just follow in his path.
Now the plants are closed, the work’s dried up
And I take the Lord from the offered cup.
And I think of Job and the whirlwind and the wrath
That was then
That was then and this is now.
I guess I’m just a sucker fool
I should move to town, go to school
And turn my back on this godforsaken land.
But I’m too old for that I guess
I could try, but neverless
This age, there's just no place for a man.
That was then
That was then and this is now.
In a gravel parking lot
In the darkness where we kissed a lot
It felt like we could never get enough
But now my touching stings your cheek
I’ve stayed out every night this week
And this will all be over soon enough.
That was then
That was then and this is now
When Dad got work at the factory
I figured I’d just follow in his path.
Now the plants are closed, the work’s dried up
And I take the Lord from the offered cup.
And I think of Job and the whirlwind and the wrath
That was then
That was then and this is now.
I guess I’m just a sucker fool
I should move to town, go to school
And turn my back on this godforsaken land.
But I’m too old for that I guess
I could try, but neverless
This age, there's just no place for a man.
That was then
That was then and this is now.
In a gravel parking lot
In the darkness where we kissed a lot
It felt like we could never get enough
But now my touching stings your cheek
I’ve stayed out every night this week
And this will all be over soon enough.
That was then
That was then and this is now