Are The Good Times Really Over Lyrics - Merle Haggard

I wish a buck was still silver 

It was back when the country was strong 

Back before Elvis, 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? 

And are we rolling downhill like a snowball headed for hell 

With no kinda chance for the flag or the liberty bell? 

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? 

I wish coke was still cola 

And a joint was a bad place to be 

It was back before Nixon lied to us all on T.V 

Before microwave ovens when a girl could still cook, and still would 

Is the best of the free life behind us now 

Are the good times really over for good? 

Are we rolling downhill like a snowball headed for hell 

With no kinda chance for the flag or the liberty bell 

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?