Are the Good Times Really Over for Good ? 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 rollin' down hill like a snowball 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 10 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 coke was still cola and a joint was a bad place to be It was back before Nixon who 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? Stop rollin' downhill like a snowball 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 10 years like they should The best of the free life is still yet to come And the good times ain't really over for good. -- Merle Haggard |