Back not all that long ago
On the heartland family farm
Fires burning warm at night
Grantin' shelter from the storm
We could swim and fish all day
Not a worry or a care
When we got back to the house
Supper was waiting thereThese days, the good life's hard to findTryin' to put food on the tableWe stretch the ties that bindSeems love for God and familyIs goin' out of styleTakes a lot to smile, these days
I guess it's true we all grow old
An' leave the simple past
Move on in to the city
Where the neon pace is fast
Wrong-way streets an' broken dreams
Bitter memories that don't pass
An' at the bottom of this bottle
There's just an empty glassThese days, love is growin' coldOn the altar of technologyWe sacrifice our soulFiction rules the classroomWhile truth is put on trialTakes a lot to smile, these daysSeems that life's just one big lesson
You're never out of school
All these things they brag about
Are really not that cool
These days, divided votes are castAt the turn of a new centuryFear is risin' fastSecurity an' freedomAre hard to reconcileTakes a lot to smile, these daysYeah, takes a lot to smile, these days
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