Sisters We Used To Be

Our dad building a watermill on a river by the cabin
We were playing pirates sailing overseas
We would splash him with the water, he would stand there like a captain
We were hiding in the fields and among the trees

We were climbing high reaching for the sky, feeling warm breeze on our cheeks
Ain't no reason to mourn though our shirts were torn, we had bruises on our knees

I've been thinking constantly about the days we used to play and
I've been kicking walls in sleep dreaming about
Sisters we used to be
Sisters we used to be
Sisters we used to be

Our mom sitting in a rocking chair, solving crossword in the paper
We were jumping on the rocks down by the lake
She would drink her sweetened coffee from a cup that we all gave her
summer sun was shining bright on our happy life

She would call her girls, we would come to her, we had tons of stories to tell
About the pirates and sails, all the hidden wells and the caves where monsters dwell

I've been thinking constantly about the days we used to play and
I've been kicking walls in sleep dreaming about
Sisters we used to be
Sisters we used to be
Sisters we used to be

But the time took it all away, we have no more stories to say
Four of us grew apart, we are west, east, north and south
Memories are in the past, little women who grew up too fast
I'll always love you three, just one look and I see sisters that we used to be