"1972"

1972  

Life in 1972 was better than today  
The Sun shone brighter and came out on time  
The rain would stay away  
And "my things" weren't wholly just mine...  
 
Music too was better by far  
There was no pressure in growing up  
We could play for hours in the local park  
And we ALWAYS knew when to shut up!!!  
 
Children had respect for their parents  
There was absolutely no talking back  
Parents never gave in the way they do now  
Todays parents are incredibly slack...  
 
In 1972 we played football  
Not one of my friends were fat?  
We ran all day, climbed trees all night  
No console around where we sat.  
 
I remember going out with and old rag  
To the stream to catch a few trout  
Nowadays kids wouldn't know what to do  
And the little ones? Well they want for now't.  
 
School was a much better experience too  
Teachers, they had a bit clout  
They could handle their classrooms much better,  
All it took was an almighty shout!  
 
No technology to destroy our youth  
No fancy clothes on our backs  
We ate every night at 6pm  
And ate proper food by the sacks...  
 
Our clothes were passed down from our brothers,  
Their shoes we got when they grew,  
No one was different when I grew up  
Way back in 1972.  
 
So you can keep your mobile phones  
And you can keep your computers too  
Facebook, Twitter and all that stuff  
Are all false where nothing is true..  
 
We build our very own go carts  
We spent entire days on our bikes  
Was a magical time to grow up  
That's what 1972 was like....