Merle Haggard - Are The Good Times Really Over

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i wish a buck was still silver , and it was back when the country was strong ,
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back before elvis , and before the vietnam war came along ,
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before the beatles and yesterday , when a man could still work , and still would ,
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is the best of the free life behind us now ,
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and are the good times really over for good .
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are we rollin’ downhill like a snowball headed for hell .
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with no kind of chance for the flag or the liberty bell .

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i wish a ford or a chevy , would still last ten years like they should .
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is the best of the free life behind us now ,
G7 C
and are the good times really over for good .
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i wish coke was still cola , and a joint was a bad place to be .
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it was back before nixon lied to us all on tv .
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before microwave ovens , when a girl could still cook , and still would ,
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is the best of the free life behind us now ,
G7 C
and are the good times really over for good .
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stop rollin’ downhill like a snowball headed for hell .
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standup for the flag , and let’s all ring the liberty bell .
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let’s make a ford and a chevy that’ll still last ten years like they should .
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the best of the free life is still yet to come ,
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and the good times ain’t really over for good .