Are The Good Times Really Over (I Wish A Buck Was Still Silver)

Merle Haggard

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  S1:
  I wish a buck was still silver 

  And it was back when country was strong 

  Back before Elvis 

  And before Vietnam war came along 

  Before the Beatles and "Yesterday" 

  When a man could still work and still would 

  Is the best of the free life behind us now 

  And are the good times really over for good
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  R1:
  Are we rollin' down hill 

  Like a snowball headed for hell 

  With no kind of chance 

  For the Flag or the Liberty Bell 

  I wish a Ford and a Chevy 

  Would still last ten years like they should 

  Is the best of the free life behind us now 

  And are the good times really over for good
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  S2:
  I wish coke was still cola 

  And a joint was a bad place to be 

  And it was back before Nixon lied to us all on TV 

  Before microwave ovens 

  When a girl could still cook and still would 

  Is the best of the free life behind us now 

  And are the good times really over for good
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  R1:
  Are we rollin' down hill 

  Like a snowball headed for hell 

  With no kind of chance 

  For the Flag or the Liberty Bell 

  I wish a Ford and a Chevy 

  Would still last ten years like they should 

  Is the best of the free life behind us now 

  And are the good times really over for good
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  R2:
  Stop rollin' down hill 

  Like a snowball headed for hell 

  Stand up for the Flag 

  And let's all ring the Liberty Bell 

  Let's make a Ford and a Chevy 

  Still last ten years like they should 

  The best of the free life is still yet to come 

  The good times ain't over for good