BELL-BOTTOMS
AND LONG STRAIGHT HAIR
I CAN STILL
SEE YA SITTIN' THERE
IN THAT APARTMENT
TOO SMALL TO SHARE
WITH CREEDENCE
ON THE RADIO
OUR PARENTS
JUST SHOOK THEIR HEADS
ON THE DAY
THAT WE WERE WED
AND I RECALL
EVERYBODY SAID
WE'D ONLY
LAST A YEAR OR SO
AMERICA'S
A TOUGH TOWN
WHEN YOU'RE
EIGHTEEN WITH A CHILD
BUT SOMEHOW
THE THREE OF US GOT BY
IN 1969
I HAD A BROTHER
IN VIETNAM
SO I WENT TO SEE
MY UNCLE SAM
BUT HE DIDN'T WANT
A FAMILY MAN
CARRYIN' A GUN
FOR HIM
AND SO I BOUGHT
A VOLKSWAGON BUS
AND I PAINTED FLOWERS
OVER THE RUST
BUT ALL THAT TALK
ABOUT PEACE AND LOVE
WAS WEARIN'
MIGHTY THIN
AMERICA'S
A TOUGH TOWN
WHEN YOU'RE
EIGHTEEN WITH A CHILD
BUT SOMEHOW
THE THREE OF US GOT BY
IN 1969
IT WAS THE AGE
OF INNOCENCE
BUT OUR INNOCENCE
WAS FADING
WE WAITED FOR
THE BEST OF TIMES
AND JUST KEPT WAITING
AMERICA'S
A TOUGH TOWN
WHEN YOU'RE
EIGHTEEN WITH A CHILD
BUT SOMEHOW
THE THREE OF US GOT BY
IN 1969
1969