As I sit here in my chair Think about the baseball boy that I used to be And memories of playing catch with my daddy in the yard His strong hands His dark hair, just blowing in the breeze Light's fading Like footprints that life washed to the sea Day by day and piece by piece That life will never be Did I ever tell you Daddy, "I love you"? But life's been so hard, I can barely see That little brown eyed boy, running through our yard Skipping stones, yeah, and climbing up trees Oh, oh, that's just the way life used to be ♪ As I lay here, falling asleep The shadows of my lonely room Gaze down upon me And take me to a place where my bed used to be Mamma's soft touch simply sent me to sleep Her dark hair Her smooth cheeks would hover over me Like thunder to a squirrel in a tree It haunts me like thunder to a squirrel in a tree Cause day by day and piece by piece That life will never be So, did I ever tell you Mamma, "I love you"? But life's been so hard, I can barely see That little brown eyed boy, running through our yard Skipping stones and swatting at bees Oh, oh, that's just the way life used to be