What a Time it Was to be a Kid

[Intro] [Verse one] The years 1945 to 1959 Those years where life was fine The memories are sweet as wine Those wonderful childhood years of mine [Verse two] Those days we climbed up trees Listened to the birds and bees Steam engines ruled the rails of the valleys A world loved and cherished by our families [Instrumental] [Bridge] The optimism of a time where war had passed The happiness was unsurpassed No distractions, no pressure, children free to play Out in the sun and all came home at the end of the day [Chorus] What a time it was to be a kid On muddy fields we slid and skid No modern technology to pin us down There was no reason for us to frown [Instrumental] [Verse three] These good times were never meant to last We all grew up and the world moved on fast The clouds of steam faded away and society became loud The chaos of progress enveloped us all like a shroud [Verse four] Adulthood and responsibilities The post war years now exist only as memories Days and decades of turmoil were to come It all rushed by and left us all glum [Bridge] Woodstock and rock Progress hit like a shock Surrounded and ensnared by change The world we knew became strange [Chorus] What a time it was to be a kid On muddy fields we slid and skid No child now can ever have a childhood we had It's enough to make any soul sad [Outro]