>>>> A little house with three bedrooms,
>>>> One bathroom and one car on the street.
>>>> A mower that you had to push
>>>> To make the grass look neat.
>>>>
>>>> In the kitchen on the wall
>>>> We only had one phone,
>>>> And no need for recording things,
>>>> Someone was always home.
>>>>
>>>> We only had a living room
>>>> Where we would congregate,
>>>> Unless it was at mealtime
>>>> In the kitchen where we ate.
>>>>
>>>> We had no need for family rooms
>>>> Or extra rooms to dine.
>>>> When meeting as a family
>>>> Those two rooms would work OUT FINE.
>>>>
>>>> We only had one TV set and channels maybe two,
>>>> But always there was one of them
>>>> With something worth THE VIEW.
>>>>
>>>> For snacks we had potato chips
>>>> That tasted like a chip.
>>>> And if you wanted flavor
>>>> There was Lipton's onion dip.
>>>>
>>>> Store-bought snacks were rare because
>>>> My mother liked to cook
>>>> And nothing can compare to snacks
>>>> In Betty CROCKER'S BOOK.
>>>>
>>>> Weekends were for family trips
>>>> Or staying home to play.
>>>> We all did things together --
>>>> Even go to church to pray.
>>>>
>>>> When we did our weekend trips
>>>> Depending on the weather,
>>>> No one stayed at home because
>>>> We liked to be together.
>>>>
>>>> Sometimes we would separate
>>>> To do things on our own,
>>>> But we knew where the others were
>>>> Without our own CELL PHONE.
>>>>
>>>> Then there were the movies
>>>> With your favorite movie star,
>>>> And nothing can compare
>>>> To watching movies in your car.
>>>>
>>>> Then there were the picnics
>>>> At the peak of summer season,
>>>> Pack a lunch and find some trees
>>>> And never need a reason.
>>>>
>>>> Get a baseball game together
>>>> With all the friends you know,
>>>> Have real action playing ball --
>>>> And no game video.
>>>>
>>>> Remember when the doctor
>>>> Used to be the family friend,
>>>> And didn't need insurance
>>>> Or a lawyer to defend?
>>>>
>>>> The way that he took care of you
>>>> Or what he had to do,
>>>> Because he took an oath and strived
>>>> To do the best for YOU.
>>>>
>>>> Remember going to the store
>>>> And shopping casually,
>>>> And when you went to pay for it
>>>> You used your own money?
>>>>
>>>> Nothing that you had to swipe
>>>> Or punch in some amount,
>>>> And remember when the cashier person
>>>> Had to really count?
>>>>
>>>> The milkman used to go around
>>>> Delivering door to door,
>>>> And it was just a few cents more
>>>> Than going to the store.
>>>>
>>>> There was a time when mailed letters
>>>> Came right to your door,
>>>> Without a lot of junk mail ads
>>>> Sent out by every STORE.
>>>>
>>>> The mailman knew each house by name
>>>> And knew where it was sent;
>>>> There were not loads of mail addressed
>>>> To "PRESENT OCCUPANT."
>>>>
>>>> There was a time when just one glance
>>>> Was all that it would take,
>>>> And you would know the kind of car,
>>>> The MODEL AND THE MAKE.
>>>>
>>>> They didn't look like turtles
>>>> Trying to squeeze out every mile;
>>>> They were streamlined, white walls, fins
>>>> And REALLY HAD SOME STYLE.
>>>>
>>>> One time the music that you played
>>>> Whenever you would jive,
>>>> Was from a vinyl, big-holed record
>>>> Called a forty-five.
>>>>
>>>> The record player had a post
>>>> To keep them all in line
>>>> And then the records would drop down
>>>> And play one at a time.
>>>>
>>>> Oh sure, we had our problems then,
>>>> Just like we do today
>>>> And always we were striving,
>>>> Trying for a better way.
>>>>
>>>> Oh, the simple life we lived
>>>> Still seems like so much fun,
>>>> How can you explain a game,
>>>> Just kick the can and run?
>>>>
>>>> And why would boys put baseball cards
>>>> Between bicycle spokes
>>>> And for a nickel, red machines
>>>> Had little bottled COKES?
>>>>
>>>> This life seemed so much easier
>>>> And slower in some ways.
>>>> I love the new technology
>>>> But I sure do miss those days.
>>>>
>>>> So time moves on and so do we
>>>> And nothing stays the same,
>>>> But I sure love to reminisce
>>>> And walk down memory lane.
>>>>
>>>> With all today's technology
>>>> We grant that it's a plus!
>>>> But it's fun to look way back and say,
>>>> Hey look, guys, THAT WAS US!
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