My Old Neighborhood

The air was cold As I ride my bike to school on Monday morning Bag lunch in my hand Rain clouds are forming I see men with lunch pails and coffee Start their steel trucks and cars They had good union jobs They drank in working man's bars I go back in my mind To a simpler time Where I always knew just where I stood In my old neighborhood In my old neighborhood Mom sent me to the corner store For some milk and a pack of Pall Malls She gave me a dollar Said "keep the change, son, you can play some pinball" They had penny candy Some for a nickel and some for a dime I get one for my sister and my brother And you know I'm gonna get mine I go back in my mind To a simpler time I always knew just where I stood In my old neighborhood My old neighborhood Those days are gone Feel like I don't belong In the world that I live in today Time marches on But it takes me back home When I hear the music play Old man Martinez He ran the local hardware store Knew everything there was to know About everything in his place and a little more He took a lot of pride 'Cause everything he sold was made in America And when it came to the price Man, he would always take good care of ya Yes he did I go back in my mind To a simpler time I always knew just where I stood The world was fine And the people were kind In my In my old neighborhood My old neighborhood It made me feel so good sometimes I'm just going back in my mind And I'm walking down the streets I know everyone that I meet In my old neighborhood Yeah, feels alright