Time Machine

Ride with me on my time machine to a different time and place Return with me and let me see if I can put a smile upon your face To the days of AM radio and the TV was black and white To lying in a grassy field and counting stars at night Popcorn and soda in the balcony at a Saturday matinee Parades led by the High School Band on Decoration Day Dressing up and going door to door on the night of Halloween Cigarettes rolled in your shirt, pretending to be James Dean Pep rallies before the football games, everybody stand and cheer Going in the woods with your friends at night, sharing a quart of beer That feeling inside, turning red, when she smiled at you at the dance Wanting to kiss her goodnight, but you were afraid to take a chance Playing chase tag at night in the neighborhood, hiding behind a tree Holding hands with your first steady, so all your friends could see Medicine Show at the end of town in a giant canvas tent Saving pennies for a rainy day, fasting on candy for Lent Going for a Sunday ride with Mom and Dad in the family car Playing in the yard at night, putting lightning bugs in a jar Drag racing on that long stretch of road, Chevy was hard to beat Stealing peaches from a neighbor’s tree, always seemed so sweet Riding bikes all over town, never knowing the meaning of fear Identifying cars by their tail lights, make and model and year News and Stooges at the theatre before the movie starts Valentine’s day I love you written on tiny candy hearts Easter bonnets and picking flowers for Mom on Mother’s Day Opening day at the community pool the last weekend in May Sock hop in the auditorium, collar up, trying to play it cool Meeting friends at the usual place, everyday after school Six for a quarter on the juke box, music that would move your soul Return with me now to those glory days and the birth of rock and roll.