Lyrics The Way It Used to Be (demo version 1996 - 1997) - Dream Theater

Feelin' sick once again
I'd give anything
To be back home
Safe and warm inside

I can't stand the crowds
Or the smell that surrounds me
The cloth and key
Still preach chastity

Take me back so I can see
The way it used to be

I lay down and enter a dream
Unlike anywhere I've been
All is silent and sweet

Then I'm falling down to the ground
And I'm lost from what I've found
Can't stand the sounds no more

Take me back so I can see
The way it used to be (woah)
The way it used to be (woah)

Move me from the water
Too cold to swim
(Bring me to the land)
Move me from the water
That I see within
(Bring me to the land)

Radio waves
Splash through my head
To a rhythm that I crave
Radio waves
Relive the moment
Seems like yesterday

Take me back to Twelve Mile Bay
Where I'll sit at the edge with my feet in the water
Take me back as the sun fades away
Break down the walls so I can breathe

Move me from the water
Too cold to swim
(Bring me to the land)
Move me from the water
That I see within
(Bring me to the land)

Move me from the water
Too cold to swim
(Bring me to the land)
Move me from the water
That I see within
Oooooooh ooooooh aaaaaah
Oooooooh ooooooh aaaaaah
Oooooooh ooooooh aaaaaah

The way it used to be (woah-h-h-h-h-h-h)
The way it used to be (woah-h-h-h-h-h-h)

Move me from the water
Too cold to swim
Bring me to the land
Move me from the water
That I see within
Bring me to the land

Move me from the water
Too cold to swim
Bring me to the land
Move me from the water
That I see within

Hey