Are The Good Times Really Over (I Wish A Buck Was Still Silver)

I wish a buck was still silver

And it was back when country was strong

Back before Elvis and before Viet Nam 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 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 coke was still cola

And a 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 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 Che