Birthday Song
VERSE1
TV’s were black and white.
Our lives were shades of gray.
Families sat on their porch,
To pass the time of day.
Mom stayed home to raise the kids.
TV showed the way.
People rarely questioned what
Our leaders had to say.
CHORUS1
Hey, hey! Sometimes when I remember,
Hey, hey! Could our lives have been better? Hey, hey!
VERSE2
Perfect attendance,
Every week at Sunday School.
Dress codes and short haircuts were our education rules.
The town was filled with factories,
Where neighbors worked and sweat.
People actually worried,
‘bout the national debt.
CHORUS2
Hey, hey! Sometimes when I remember,
Hey, hey! Could our lives have been better? Hey, hey!
BRIDGE
That we lived, no matter what our call.
To have loved, better than not at all.
Memories of times gone past.
Moments of youth, they can’t last.
VERSE3
Beatles had a new tune.
We landed on the moon.
Dazzled by the rich.
Happiness was coming soon.
Our President was shot,
And then there were more.
Parents didn’t talk about,
The Vietnam war
CHORUS3
Hey, hey! Sometimes when I remember,
Hey, hey! Could our lives have been better? Hey, hey!
VERSE4
Walking to school. Riding bikes all day.
Drills crawling under our desk.
Strikes supporting the Union way.
Mom and Dad knew what was best.
Parents born in the depression,
Growing up during World War II.
A better life for their children,
Told anything we want, we could do.
CHORUS4 (2X)
Hey, hey! Sometimes when I remember,
Hey, hey! Could our lives have been better? Hey, hey!