I wish a Ford and a Chevy would still last ten years.....

I wish a buck was still silver
it was back when the country was strong
Back before Elvis
before Viet Nam 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?
Are the good times really over for good?

An are we rollin down hill
Like a snowball headed for hell?
With no kinda chance for the flag
or the Liberty bell

I wish a Ford and a Chevy
would still last ten years like they should
Is the best of the free life behind us?
Are the good times really over for good?

I wish a coke was still cola
and a joint was a bad place to be
And it was back before Nixon
lied to us all on tv

Before microwave oves
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 rollin down hill
like a snowball headed for hell?
With no kinda chance for the flag
or the Liberty bell

I wish a Ford and a Chevy
would still last ten years
like they should
Is the best of the free life behind us now?
Are the good times really over for good?

Stop rollin down hill 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 last ten years like they should
'Cause the best of the free life is still yet to come
An the good times aren't over for good

Lyrics of "Are the good times really over?" by Merle Haggard