Those Childhood Days in the Valleys

[Intro] [Verse one] The years 1945-1959 Memories sweet as wine Fourteen years of bliss A place and time I will forever miss [Verse two] That valley village was my home Everywhere was safe to roam Steam engines ruled the railways I fondly remember those childhood days [Instrumental] [Bridge] We lived in post-war joy Happiness was with every girl and boy No depression, no sadness and no modernity We were valley children and we lived happily [Chorus] Those childhood days in the valleys Such sweet, wonderful memories We lived without fear or worry No one to call an enemy [Instrumental] [Verse three] The 1960s came and the joy was not to last The steam, the childhood and joy confined to the past Growing up meant that I moved away Turbulent change came and was here to stay [Verse four] Hippies and living in big cities Rock, Woodstock and Cold War anxieties Rural valley life was over and done Adult responsibilities and no childhood fun [Bridge] As time went on, I thought about those days Even as time marches on in chaotic ways War had no power over us like it does in the big cities All are now ruled by anxieties and conspiracy theories [Chorus] Those childhood days in the valleys Such sweet, wonderful memories Those valleys now can never be the same Those days are gone and it's such a shame [Verse one] The