"THAT'S HOW IT STILL OUGHTA BE"

[dcwfn]

I'm working on a "special" project and stumbled on this song. The guy's name is; Trent Tomlinson and I'm not 100% sure but he doesn't look a day over 35 if he's that old. I'm trying to copy/paste the lyrics here as well as a link for you to hear it's message. I know darn well the over 40 crowd in here will like it unless they grew up on another planet...lol Let's just say that the lyrics are as American as it gets.

Enjoy!

 

 

"That's How It Still Oughta Be"

Trent Tomlinson

 

(VERSE 1)

We said Yes Maam and Yes Sir, cuz a good whoopin still worked

And if we talked back, we got it again

Back when kids got in fights, they didnt use guns or knives

A bloody nose was as far as it went

And we all ate our suppers with a Daddy and a Mother

At the table without the t.v.

Yeah, thats how it was and thats how it still oughtta be

 

(CHORUS)

Well the world was much safer, you could count on your neighbor

And a stranger was someone you just hadnt met yet

We trusted our preachers, our heroes and teachers

And believed every word that they said

 

(VERSE 2)

There was no credit crunch and gas wasnt so much

And our jobs hadnt gone overseas

Yeah, thats how it was and thats how it still oughtta be

 

(CHORUS)

Yeah, the world was much safer, you could cont on your neighbor

And a stranger was someone you just hadnt met yet

We trusted our preachers, our heroes and teachers

And believed every word that they said

 

(VERSE 3)

We followed the good book, now every time I look back

I sure do like what I see

Yeah, thats how it was and thats how it still oughtta be.

Yeah, thats how it was and if youre askin me

Thats how it still oughtta be.

[Highlander]

Thanks dcwfn for the post. That is the way it is here in the South West Virginia.

[dcwfn]

Thanks dcwfn for the post. That is the way it is here in the South West Virginia.

 

Anytime! Call me crazy but since I've seen posts on CFL that talk about many different things experienced once arrival in the USA has taken place. The short version of what I'm trying to say is that the lyrics speak volumes about what many of us grew up with. Contrary to what some other cultures teach, all Americans are not mean spirited. We have our share of people without a brain too...lol Many more of us have what is known as "heart".

Edited October 12, 2009 by dcwfn (see edit history)