Merle Haggard

Are The Good Times Really Over by Merle Haggard

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I wish a buck was still silver, and it was back when the country was strong,
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 Back before Elvis, and before the Vietnam war came along,
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Before the Beatles and yesterday, when a man could still work, and still would,
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 is the best of the free life behind us now,
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 and Are The Good Times Really Over For Good.
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 Are we rollin' downhill like a snowball headed for hell.
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With no kind of chance for the flag or the liberty bell.

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I wish a Ford or a Chevy, would still last ten years like they should.
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 Is the best of the free life behind us now,
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 And Are The Good Times Really Over For Good.
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I wish Coke was still cola, and a joint was a bad place to be.
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It was back before Nixon lied to us all on TV.
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Before Microwave ovens, when a girl could still cook, and still would,
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 Is the best of the free life behind us now,
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 and Are The Good Times Really Over For Good.
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 Stop rollin' downhill like a snowball headed for hell.
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 Standup for the flag, and let's all ring the liberty bell.
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 Let's make a Ford and a Chevy that'll still last ten years like they should.
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 The best of the free life is still yet to come,
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 And the good times ain't really over for good.

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