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

I wish a buck was still silver
 Back when the country was strong
 Back before Elvis
 And before the 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?
 Are the good times really over for good?
 Are we rolling downhill 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?
 Are the good times really over for good?
 I wish Coke was still Cola
 And a joint was a bad place to be
 Back before everybody 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
 Are the good times really over for good?
 Are we rolling downhill 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?
 Are the good times really over for good?
 Stop rolling downhill like a snowball headed for hell
 Stand up for the flag, let's all ring the Liberty Bell
 Let's make a Ford and a Chevy that'll still last ten years like they should
 The best of the free years are still yet to come
 And the good times ain't over for good
 Oh, the best of the free years are still yet to come
 And the good times ain't over for good