I wish a buck was still silver
and it was back when the country was strong
Back before Elvis and before the Vietnam war came along
Before the Beatles and Yesterday
when a man could still work and still would
Is the best of the free life behind us now
And are the good times really over for good

Are we rolling downhill like a s_____ll headed for hell
With no kind of chance for the flag or the Liberty Bell
I wish a Ford and a Chevy
would still last ten years like they should
Is the best of the free life behind us now
And are the good times really over for good

I wish c__e was still cola and joint was a bad place to be
And it was back before Nixon lied to us all on TV
Before microwave ovens when a girl could still cook and still would
Is the best of the free life behind us now
And are the good times really over for good

Are we rolling downhill like a s_____ll headed for hell
With no kind of chance for the flag or the Liberty Bell
I wish a Ford and a Chevy would still last ten years like they should
Is the best of the free life behind us now
And are the good times really over for good

(Stop rolling downhill like a s_____ll headed for hell)
(Stand up for the flag and let's all ring the Liberty Bell)
Let's make a Ford and a Chevy
that'll still last ten years like they should
Cause the best of the free life is still yet to come
And the good times ain't over for good

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