Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)

I wish a buck was still silver And it was back when country was strong Back before Elvis and before Viet Nam 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? 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? 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? 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 Che