My backyard is an Illinois farm
And yours is a bend in the Hudson River
Her backyards Sunset Boulevard
And his is the heart of the Mojave Desert
My backyards got an acre of prairie
And yours has miles and miles of pavement
But come rain or shine, its the same big sky
Thats here to remind us we all gotta make it
And some folks say to stake your claim
And fence it in, but I see it different
Come on out to the big backyard
It aint mine, it aint yours, its all of ours
Now my backyard is a Redwood forest
And yours is a rocky shore in New England
Her backyard is the streets of Nw York
And his is the hum of the L.A. freeway
My backyard has got a blanket of fog
And yours has a whol lot of sunny weather
But come rain or shine, its the same big sky
Thats here to remind us we belong together
And some folks say to stake your claim
And fence it in, but I see it different
Come on out to the big backyard
It aint mine, it aint yours, its all of ours
Wherever you ramble, wherever you roam
Whoever you are, weve all gotta live here
However you march to the beat of your drum
Everyones shining in the big backyard
My backyard sure is beautiful
But its getting hard to see through all the fences
And your backyard used to stretch so far
But now its coming up short and it seems so senseless
And some folks say to stake your claim
And fence it in, but I see it different
Come on out to the big backyard
It aint mine, it aint yours, its all of ours
Out in the big backyard, its all of ours