50 Years Too Late
I still say “one nation, under God when I see “Old Glory’ fly
And I’m proud of all our soldiers, our freedom, and our rights
But I doubt the great depression, was even half as damned depressing
As watching this country sold away, one business at a time
I still buy, “Made In the U.S.A.”
But I was born 50 years too late
When families stuck together, and divorce was pretty rare
And kids pledged their allegiance after morning prayers
When a man could still get ahead, on a good week’s honest pay
And people paid their taxes, without thinking it was waste
In God we trust don’t count for much these days
I was born 50 years too late
CHORUS:
I wish that I’d have been alive to see this country growing strong
When everything was still in black and white, just like right and wrong
Now the whole world’s in a hurry, and sometimes it’s hard to tell
If it’s the wheels of progress or the road to hell
Grandma and Grandpa had it made
I was born 50 years too late
When drugs came from a pharmacy, instead of off the street
And wars where fought for more than oil and gasoline
When movie stars where heroes, both on and off the screen
Before news became opinions, and the scandal of the week
I still dream, the American way
I was born 50 years to late
REPEAT CHORUS:
Oh my country, ‘tis of thee I sing
From sea, to shining sea
America the beautiful, with amber waves of grain
God Bless the USA
Grandma and Grandpa had it made
I was born 50 years too late...
Yeah I was born 50 years too late