When was the last time   You got up before the sun   And watched while the night and day    Melted into one?      When was the last time   You really looked at rain   Dripping down the gutter   Splashing on the windowpane?      My fondest memories    Are tied around these things   Sunday school, bedtime rules   Grandma's squeaky swing      Sneaking out behind the bran   My love would meet me there   Tripping in the hallway   Over Grandpa's rocking chair      Back in the country   Now I know you're gonna say   Back in the country   Don't you wish that you had stayed?      Back in the country   Where the roses still grow wild   Back in the country   Where you walked those country miles      When was the last time   You saw sundown through a tree   Sitting on the front porch   In a cool evening breeze?      When was the last time    That you heard a Bob White song?   When was the last time   I'll bet it's been too long      Back in the country   Now I know you're gonna say   Back in the country   Don't you wish that you had stayed?      Back in the country   Where the roses still grow wild   Back in the country   Where you walked those country miles