I heard this the other day on country radio and it just struck a chord. Now, the prayer thing was different for me, I went to a Lutheran school. But the rest of it really makes me think- especially since I'm a parent. People wonder why we wanted to move back to rural Iowa from L.A. I guess one reason is because we want something closer to this for our children. If that makes me somewhat "conservative," then my fellow Democrats will just have to live with it. No, there never really was an America that was quite as simple, pure, good, and safe as a Norman Rockwell painting, but why wouldn't you want to get as close as you could? I don't think that's sheltering my kids or being naive. I think it's just wanting what's reasonable.
A Different World
By Bucky Covington
We were born to mothers who smoked and drank
Our cribs were covered in lead-based paint
No childproof lids
No seatbelts in cars
Rode bikes with no helmets
and still here we are
Still here we are
We got daddy's belt when we misbehaved
Had three TV channels you got up to change
No video games and no satellite
All we had were friends and they were outside
Playing outside
It was a different life
When we were boys and girls
Not just a different time
It was a different world
School always started the same everyday
the pledge of allegiance,
then someone would pray
not every kid made the team when they tried
We got disappointed but that was alright
We turned out alright
It was a different life
When we were boys and girls
Not just a different time
It was a different world
No bottled water
We'd drink from a garden hose
And every Sunday,
All the stores were closed.
It was a different life
When we were boys and girls
Not just a different time
It was a different world
It was a different life
When we were boys and girls
Not just a different time
It was a different world
It was a different world
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