Josh Joplin
Текст песни That Was Then

Ideals, illusions
Problems in black and white
I was quick to preach answers
Of wrong and right
I used to believe
I had to prove myself
And I tried so hard
That I became somebody else

Oh, but that was then and this is now
It's all right anyhow
Time passes on
And it really doesn't matter

I got held back
By my teachers in school
Who fed me contradictions and
Filled me with rules
Who tried to make me who I'm not
Or who I'll never be
They said it was important
And that someday I'd see

Oh, but that was then and this is now
I'm still blind anyhow
Time passes on
And it really doesn't matter

My friends got hung
For a life they never knew
They all went to college
Like their parents told 'em to
And they got their books
And they strived for better grades
I thought maybe I belonged there too
But that was yesterday

Oh, that was then and this is now
I don't care anyhow
Time passes on
And it really doesn't matter

Time passes on

"Sing songs for God"
Some have said to me
But I never was quite convinced
So I sing what I see
And they threatened me with choices
Said, "Surely you will sink
To the fiery depths of hell"
And it used to make me think

Oh, but that was then and this is now
I'm all right anyhow
Time passes on
And it really doesn't matter

Passion and politics
Everybody knows
The right way to walk
Down this road I chose
Advice, suggestions
I think I've heard it all
And it made me feel guilty
And sometimes small

Oh, but that was then and this is now
I'm not scared anyhow
Time passes on
And it really doesn't matter, no
And it really doesn't matter

Ideals, illusions
Problems in black and white
I was quick to preach answers
Of wrong and right
I used to believe
I had to prove myself
I tried so hard
That I became somebody else

Oh, but that was then and this is now
It's all right anyhow
Time passes on
And it still doesn't matter