Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)

I wish a buck was still silver

It was back when the country was strong

Back before Elvis, before 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?

And are we rolling downhill like a snowball headed for hell

With no kinda chance for the flag or the liberty bell?

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

It was back before Nixon lied to us all on T.V

Before microwave ovens when a girl could still cook, and still would

Is the best of the free life behind us now

Are the good times really over for good?

Are we rolling downhill like a snowball headed for hell

With no kinda chance for the flag or the liberty bell

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 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 would 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