There was a time when the plains were high as the heavens And the people could all see When the only light was a spark turned to flame And the fire was set free There was a time when the wolves would howl In the dead of night when no one was left to sing In the winter's cold when the birds would fly All around flutter all their wings But those times are gone They're lost in the wind So, what went wrong? We started caring too much about the sin So, what was left was Memories that were faded in the end 'Cause there was a time When the human light it truly shined on in There was a time when the dirt roads were not paved And not so complicated When we'd drive all night under the stars And the sky wasn't nearly as faded There was a time when we'd close our eyes Disconnect and sit by the water When the only thing that crossed our minds was living well And not for the dollar But those times are gone They're lost in the wind So, what went wrong? We started caring too much about the sin So, what was left was Memories that were faded in the end 'Cause there was a time When the human light it truly shined on in