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(Lew DeWitt) Things just aren't the way they used to be Things I thought I remembered well look different now to me For adult eyes can sure surprise a childhood memory No things just ain't the way they used to be. The windows at the school don't seem as tall As I remember neither do the fountains in the hall And that fifth grade teacher really wasn't terrible at all No things just ain't the way they used to be. The playground doesn't seem as big somehow And I could put a ball right through the office window now And I know now why chewin' gum in school was not allowed No things just ain't the way they used to be. Butch Carter used to keep us kids afraid He'd bust the lip of any kid who dared get in his way I wish old Butch were standin' here in front of me today 'Cause things just ain't the way they used to be. I wish I could have grown into the man That I pictured as a child and fill those childhood plans I'd do it right if only I could live my life again But things just ain't the way they used to be. Forbiden now these unfamiliar streets Places momma told me I should never set my feet Well, today I know exactly where those streets and alleys lead 'Cause things just ain't the way they used to be. Buck Painter is no longer unemployed Uncle Dick has simmered down with age and rarely gets annoyed And now I see Butch Carters' gone to workin' for the Lord No things just ain't the way they used to be. No things just ain't the way they used to be... |