Child of the 60s

classic country, country rock, twangy country (slide guitar)

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(Chorus) Oh, the sixties were a fever, a dream in the haze We were burning the candle through the best of our days With the weight of the world just a hum in the air We found all the magic in the things we could share Yeah, the laughter and love, they were louder than fear But the ghosts of the decade are all that I hear.

(Verse 2) I remember the bike with the banana seat Pedaling hard just to feel the treat Of the wind in my hair as the shadows grew long While the AM radio played our favorite song We ignored the sirens, that wail in the sky Just a drill for the end, or a whispered goodbye Wrapped in the asbestos, they said we were safe While the world held its breath in a cold, quiet space.

(Verse 3) Silver needles on a Christmas tree pine Reflecting the lights in a shimmering line Barbie and GI Joe fought on the floor While we dreamed of the moon and the opening door To the stars and the silence, the great unknown We were kids in the dark, but we weren’t alone Double features at the drive-in, the screen in the night Holding hands in the backseat, hidden from sight.

(Bridge) And late at night when the house went still I’d hide under blankets against my will Listening to stories on the radio dial Scary enough to make the shadows smile Then Sunday at Grandma’s, the roast on the plate Dad at the grill, tempting mercy and fate The smell of the charcoal, the clink of the glass Trying to make all the good moments last.

(Guitar Solo - Melancholy, bluesy, fading into a hum)

(Outro) Now the colors have faded to a sepia tone The house is too quiet, and I’m sitting alone The moon is still there, but the rocket has flown And the seeds of the sixties are all that I’ve grown. Yeah, the laughter and love, they were louder than fear... But the silence is heavy... And the end is so near.

2205/7500

(Verse 1) The living room glowed with a brand new light We sat cross-legged, mesmerized by the sight The world turned to color on a Saturday morn’ While the static of black and white was finally torn We watched the cartoons dance in a technicolor haze Lost in the wonder of those golden-hued days But the sun hit the pavement, a sweltering heat We ran through the sprinklers on a dead-end street. (Chorus) Oh, the sixties were a fever, a dream in the haze We were burning the candle through the best of our days With the weight of the world just a hum in the air We found all the magic in the things we could share Yeah, the laughter and love, they were louder than fear But the ghosts of the decade are all that I hear. (Verse 2) I remember the bike with the banana seat Pedaling hard just to feel the treat Of the wind in my hair as the shadows grew long While the AM radio played our favorite song We ignored the sirens, that wail in the sky Just a drill for the end, or a whispered goodbye Wrapped in the asbestos, they said we were safe While the world held its breath in a cold, quiet space. (Verse 3) Silver needles on a Christmas tree pine Reflecting the lights in a shimmering line Barbie and GI Joe fought on the floor While we dreamed of the moon and the opening door To the stars and the silence, the great unknown We were kids in the dark, but we weren’t alone Double features at the drive-in, the screen in the night Holding hands in the backseat, hidden from sight. (Bridge) And late at night when the house went still I’d hide under blankets against my will Listening to stories on the radio dial Scary enough to make the shadows smile Then Sunday at Grandma’s, the roast on the plate Dad at the grill, tempting mercy and fate The smell of the charcoal, the clink of the glass Trying to make all the good moments last. (Guitar Solo - Melancholy, bluesy, fading into a hum) (Outro) Now the colors have faded to a sepia tone The house is too quiet, and I’m sitting alone The moon is still there, but the rocket has flown And the seeds of the sixties are all that I’ve grown. Yeah, the laughter and love, they were louder than fear... But the silence is heavy... And the end is so near.

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