I wish a buck was still silver
It was back when the country was strong
Back before Elvis, before
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
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.
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?
like a snowball headed for hell
With no kinda chance for the flag
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?
like a snowball headed for hell
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
And the good times ain't over for good
Merle Haggard 
