George Jones & Merle Haggard - Are The Good Times Really Over (I Wish A Buck Was Still Silver) lyrics

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I wish a buck was still silver<br />

It was back when the country was strong<br />

Back before Elvis, before the Vietnam war came along<br />

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Before the Beatles and 'Yesterday'<br />

When a man could still work and still would<br />

Is the best of the free life behind us now<br />

Are the good times really over for good?<br />

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Are we rolling downhill like a snowball headed for Hell?<br />

With no kind of chance for the flag or the Liberty Bell<br />

Wish a Ford and a Chevy could still last ten years, like they should<br />

Is the best of the free life behind us now<br />

Are the good times really over for good?<br />

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I wish Coke was still Cola<br />

And a joint was a bad place to be<br />

And it was back before Nixon lied to us all on TV<br />

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Before microwave ovens<br />

When a girl still cooked [Incomprehensible] wood<br />

Is the best of the free life behind us now<br />

Are the good times really over for good?<br />

<br />

Are we rolling downhill like a snowball headed for Hell?<br />

With no kind of chance for the flag or the Liberty Bell<br />

Wish a Ford and a Chevy could still last ten years, like they should<br />

Is the best of the free life behind us now<br />

Are the good times really over for good?<br />

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Stop rolling downhill like a snowball headed for Hell?<br />

Stand up for the flag and let's all ring the Liberty Bell<br />

Let's make a Ford and a Chevy still last ten years, like they should<br />

'Cause the best of the free life is still yet to come<br />

The good times ain't over for good