And That's the Way It Was

When I was young I had a bad temper. As mean as a dog you could not make me whimper. Fighting back then was more like a game. Even when you fought you were friends just the same. Something to do to test your skills. To see who was best in this battle of wills. A fisticuff thing that was all done in fun. No one ever got so mad they went for a gun. At football games there was much rivalry. A fight maybe two then you would walk away and just let it be. The idol back then had to be James Dean. Them old pointed toed shoes with our hair slicked back that was making the scene. A nickel bottle of pop with two straws I can picture it all. Cruising the town with a carload of kids oh what a ball. I remember when telephones had letters instead of numbers in their prefixes. Remember when you got sent to the principles office to get licks? Remember when you just got am radio and 45s was a record? Oh , Calgon take me back, what about the Bird is a Word? Penny loafers, if you wanted to date you had to talk with the girl’s father, Slipping in to the drive-in in the trunk of a car, a bar of candy was a nickel. This has got to be continued