Rock concerts aren't what they were
On the bill was the "Backstreet Gramps"
Tickets selling for ten bucks a pop
If you want you can use food stamps!
One of the group yelled quite loudly,
"Are you ready to.....",then fell down
Helped up by a man dressed in white
"He yelled Rock!", but winced with a frown
Then another started coughing
Hacked one up, and shocked the front row
An old guy in front yelled, "Look out!"
And they all stampeded real slow
An old lady looking seductive
Between her teeth, held a red rose
But she coughed out her rose and teeth
And Maalox flew out of her nose
The lead singer bent to grab the rose
His back snapped, just before he fell
They had to refund the money
and of course the food stamps as well!
when I waited the for ice cream truck
could buy something for a dime
spent my days at the pond
that’s when there was more time
take in a movie with popcorn
still had left over change
at the corner drugstore
counter stools were all arranged
my windshield would be cleaned
the engine got a bill of health
neighborhoods were amicable
those poor or with wealth
you maintained your own identity
no scoundrels to scam your security
things were out in the open back then
optimism was key, there was no obscurity
did not need Maalox for heart burn
foods were free from additives
no credit cards to spend freely
living then was more conservative
when home was home and not a camp
the Sunday dinner was a hearty meal
yes there was at time in my life
when life was young, quite the deal
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