Are the Good Times Really Over lyrics

[Verse 1]
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 had "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?

[Chorus]
Are we rolling downhill like a snowball headed for hell?
With no kind of 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?
Are the good times really over for good?

[Verse 2]
I wish Coke was still cola
And a joint was a bad place to be
Back before Nixon lied to us all on TV
Before microwave ovens
When a girl could still cook and still would
Is the best of the free life behind us now?
And are the good times really over for good?

[Chorus]
Are we rolling downhill like a snowball headed for hell?
With no kind of 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?
Are the good times really over for good?
So stop rolling downhill like a snowball headed for hell
Let's stand up for the flag and let's all ring the Liberty Bell, Amen
We're making Fords and Chevys to last ten years like they should
But the best of the free is still yet to come
The good times ain't over for good
[Outro]
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