音乐视频
音乐视频
制作
出演艺人
Merle Haggard
声乐
Roy Nichols
主音吉他
Norm Hamlet
钢弦吉他
Biff Adams
鼓
Mark Yeary
电钢琴
Dennis Hromek
贝斯
Don Markham
圆号部分
Slyde Hyde
长号
Bobby Wayne
节奏吉他
Merle Haggard & The Strangers
乐队
作曲和作词
Merle Haggard
词曲作者
制作和工程
Merle Haggard
制作人
Lewis Talley
工程师
Jim Upshaw
助理制作人
Ken Suesov
工程师
Russ Bracher
助理工程师
Chris Athens
母带工程师
歌词
[Verse 1]
I wish a buck was still silver
It was back when the country was strong
Back before Elvis
And before the Vietnam War came along
Before The Beatles and "Yesterday"
When a man could still work, and still would
[Refrain]
Is the best of the free life behind us now?
And are the good times really over for good?
[Chorus]
And are we rolling downhill
Like a snowball headed for hell?
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
[Refrain]
Is the best of the free life behind us now?
And are the good times really over for good?
[Verse 2]
I wish coke was still cola
And a joint was a bad place to be
And it was back before Nixon
Lied to us all on TV
Before microwave ovens
When a girl could still cook, and still would
[Refrain]
Is the best of the free life behind us now?
And are the good times really over for good?
[Chorus]
Are we rolling downhill
Like a snowball headed for hell?
With no kind of chance for
The flag, the Liberty Bell
I wish a Ford and a Chevy
Would still last ten years, like they should
[Refrain]
Is the best of the free life behind us now?
And are the good times really over for good?
[Chorus]
Stop rolling downhill
Like a snowball headed for hell
Stand up for the flag
And let's all ring the Liberty Bell
Let's make a Ford and a Chevy
That'll still last ten years, like they should
[Refrain]
'Cause the best of the free life is still yet to come
And the good times ain't over for good
Written by: Merle Haggard