Sometimes I Wish

Sometimes I wish I was born in another time
 A long long time ago
 Things were much harder then
 But I like the clothes they wore
 And the way they did their hair
 At least they took some care
 Then they all went off to war
 You can never have it all
 Sometimes I wish I was born in another time
 Say in 1924
 People didn't have much money then
 In fact most folks were poor
 But what about those cars
 And the sound of those guitars
 And the voice of Old King Cole
 Soothed me to my soul
 Sometimes I wish I was born in another time
 In 1754
 I'd go drinking with old Robbie Burns
 Whose words are made of gold
 Oh Christ we need him now
 Said a talking Ayrshire cow
 But now he's drifted up to heaven
 He was only 37
 Just a young man really
 Cut down in his prime
 Sometimes I wish I was born in another time
 A long long time ago
 Things were much harder then
 But I like the clothes they wore
 And the way they did their hair
 At least they showed some flair
 Then they all went off to war
 You can never have it all
 You can never have it all
 You can have some things some of the time
 You can have most things nearly all the time
 But you can't have it
 All of the time