I wish a buck was still silver.It was back when the country was strong.
Back before Elvis; before the 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?
Are the good times really over for good?
Are we rolling down hill
like a snowball headed for hell?
-Merle Haggard, some lyrics from "Are the Good Times Really Over for Good"
