Lyrics

?1970?

A quarter cost a dime, a dime cost a nickel,
And a nickel bought just about anything, back in 1970-
Everything seemed right- the sun it shone, on futures oh so bright?

Hangin? out in the old tree fort,
Readin? ?Spiderman? and ?Peanuts? or -
Just shootin? the breeze about rocket ships and Chevies;

My brother?s ground control, I?m an astronaut,
In a brave new world where mom?s still tops-
Servin? up steamin? bowls of alfaghetti;

If we had a problem, we?d work it out-
With five kids livin? in one big house,
I don?t pretend it was perfect harmony-

But hide and seek felt fine to me-
Or ridin? our bikes down to the creek,
We?d find a dime and head for the store in glee

?Cuz a quarter cost a dime, a dime cost a nickel,
And a nickel bought just about anything- back in 1970
Everything seemed right- the sun it shone, on futures oh so bright

Of course I was only six years old,
And a lot more happened if the truth be told-
There was Vietnam, Kent State and the PLO;

But my folks they protected me
From the harsher world realities-
They figured that?s just stuff their boy didn?t need to know;

And in a world where we can cure disease,
Put men in space and make processed cheese,
Still we lack the wisdom of a child;

So come on Fidel, come on Middle East,
Grab your glove, come play with me-
We?ll have a pickup game of ball right in my back yard

?Cuz a quarter cost a dime, a dime cost a nickel,
And a nickel bought just about anything, back in 1970-
Everything seemed right- the sun it shone, on futures oh so bright?
A quarter cost a dime, a dime cost a nickel-
And a nickel bought just about anything, back in 1970-
Everything seemed right- the sun it shone, on futures oh so bright?back in 1970?.
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