Before Everything Got Smart

[Verse 1] Back when the phone stayed on the wall, You let it ring, we missed the call. You rode shotgun, map on your knees, We missed our turn and blamed the trees. We made mistakes nobody filmed, The crickets sang, the town went still. No little screen lit up the dark, Before everything got smart. [Pre-Chorus] We had less to show, But more to say. No one knew where we had been Till the light of day. [Chorus] Back when phones were dumb and we were free, You had to miss me before you could reach me. No blue checks, no bots, no second life, We talked till two and never checked the time. [Verse 2] We burned our songs on homemade CDs, You wrote the titles out for me. I called your house, your dad picked up, I nearly hung up—that was love. We waited days to see the prints, Kept every blur and fingerprint. No camera caught us after dark, Before everything got smart. [Chorus] Back when phones were dumb and we were free, You had to miss me before you could reach me. No blue checks, no bots, no second life, We talked till two and never checked the time. That folded map got us home in the dark, I knew your number by heart. We took the long way home together Before everything got smart. [Bridge] Leave your phone facedown beside the door, We don’t have to answer anymore. Take the old road out beyond the lights, Let the radio decide tonight. [Final Chorus] Back when phones were dumb and we were free, You had to miss me before you could reach me. No blue checks, no bots, no second life, Tonight we won’t even check the time. That folded map can lead us through the dark, I still know your number by heart. Let’s take the long way home together Like before everything got smart. [Outro] Leave the phone at home— Before everything got smart.