Merle: Still Relevant Today!

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I was listening to some old tunes today and this one seemed to ring true to what we face here in America today even though it was written almost four decades ago. I wonder, do you think Merle Haggard was clairvoyant or were the times back then just paralell to these today? If you would like to listen to the song here is the link: http://www.cmt.com/videos/merle-haggard/26447/are-the-good-times-really-over.jhtml Here are the lyrics: I wish a buck was still silver And it was back when the country was strong Back before Elvis and before the Viet Nam 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? I wish coke was still cola and a joint was a bad place to be It was back before Nixon 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 down hill like a snowball headed for he11? 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 down hill like a snowball headed for he11 Stand up for the flag and let’s all ring the liberty bell Let’s make a Ford and a Chevy that would still last ten years like they should Cause the best of free life is still yet to come And the good time ain’t over for good Merle Haggard