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A little
house with
two
bedrooms
and one
car on the
street
A mower
that you
had to
push to
make the
grass look
neat.
In the
kitchen on
the wall
we only
had one
phone
And no
need for
recording
things --
someone
was always
home.
We only
had a
living
room where
we would
congregate
Unless it
was at
meal time
in the
kitchen
where we
ate.
We had no
need for
family
rooms or
extra
rooms to
dine
When
meeting as
a family,
those two
rooms
would work
out fine.
We only
had one TV
set, and
channels
-- maybe
two
But always
there was
one of
them with
something
worth the
view.
For snacks
we had
potato
chips that
tasted
like a
chip
And if you
wanted
flavor,
you made
Lipton's
onion dip.
Weekends
were for
family
trips or
staying
home to
play
We all did
things
together,
even go to
church to
pray.
When we
did our
weekend
trips,
depending
on the
weather
No one
stayed at
home
because we
liked to
be
together.
Sometimes
we would
separate
to do
things on
our own
But we
knew where
the others
were
without
our own
cell
phone.
Get a
baseball
game
together
with the
friends
you know
Have real
action
playing
ball and
no game
video.
Then there
were the
movies
with your
favorite
movie star
And
nothing
can
compare to
watching
movies
from your
car.
Then there
were the
picnics at
the peak
of summer
season
Pack a
lunch and
find some
trees and
never need
a reason.
Remember
when the
doctor
used to be
the family
friend
And you
didn't
need
insurance
or a
lawyer to
defend
The way
that he
took care
of you or
what he
had to do
Because he
took an
oath and
strived to
do the
best for
you.
Remember
when the
country
was united
under God
And prayer
in schools
and public
places was
not deemed
as odd.
Remember
when the
church was
used for
worshipping
the Lord
And not
used for
commercial
use, or
for some
business
board.
Remember
going to
the store
and
shopping
casually
And when
you went
to pay for
it you
actually
used
money.
Nothing
that you
had to
swipe or
punch in
some
amount
Remember
when the
cashier
person had
to really
count.
Remember
when we
breathed
in air
that
smelled so
fresh and
clean
And
chemicals
were not
used on
the grass
to keep it
green.
The
milkman
and the
bread man
used to go
from door
to door
And it was
just a few
cents more
than going
to the
store.
There was
a time
when
mailed
letters
came right
to your
door
Without a
lot of
junk mail
ads sent
out by
every
store.
The
mailman
knew each
house by
name and
knew where
it was
sent
There were
no loads
of mail
addressed
to
"Present
Occupant."
Remember
when the
words "I
do" meant
that you
really did
And not
just
temporarily
'til
someone
blew their
lid.
There was
nothing as
"no one's
fault, we
just made
a mistake"
There was
a time
when
married
life was
built on
give and
take.
There was
a time
when just
one glance
was all
that it
would take
And you
would know
the kind
of car --
the model,
year and
make.
They
didn't
look like
turtles
trying to
squeeze
every mile
They were
streamlined,
white-walled,
finned --
and really
had style.
One time
the music
that you
played
whenever
you would
jive
Was from a
vinyl,
big-holed
record
called a
forty-five.
The record
player had
a post to
keep them
all in
line
And then
the
records
would drop
down and
play one
at a time.
Oh, sure,
we had our
problems
then just
like we do
today
And always
we were
striving
for a
better
way.
And every
year that
passed us
by brought
new and
greater
things
We now can
even
program
phones
with music
or with
rings.
Oh, the
simple
life we
lived
still
seems like
so much
fun
How can
you
explain a
game --
just kick
the can
and run?
And boys
would put
baseball
cards
between
the
bicycle
spokes
And for a
nickel
those red
machines
had little
bottled
Cokes.
This life
seemed so
much
easier and
slower in
some ways
I love the
new
technology,
but I sure
miss those
days.
So time
moves on
and so do
we, and
nothing
stays the
same
But I sure
do love to
reminisce
and walk
down
memory
lane.
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