'60's & '70's

'60s & '70s

© 2016 Jeff Jackson

Has it always been this damn hot?

Sweat pouring with the fan on or not

I’ve been tossing and turning a lot

Cause I don’t sleep so well

When it’s 4 degrees hotter than hell

But I don’t really mind it at all

When the switch flips from summer to fall

And the breeze trickles in from the yard

And it blows through the screens

When it’s 60 or 70 degrees

There is a song in the trees

And a dance through your memories

An old-timey tune on the leaves

And a smile that shows all your teeth

Listen to sweet melodies

In the 60s and 70s

In the 60s and 70s

Do you remember the days

When we’d park in those woods up the way

And watch the smoke float in the rays

And we’d listen to John and Paul

Singing “Ob la di, ob la da?”

Things seemed so easy back then

Gas was only about 50 cents

And we wanted the Red Sox to win

We learned about the birds and the bees

In the 60’s and 70’s

I gave you my hand just to squeeze

And my jacket so you wouldn’t freeze

We could do whatever we pleased

Just as long as we dodged the police

Listened to sweet melodies

In the 60s and 70s

In the 60s and 70s

Now the kids are all out on their own

And this house doesn’t feel quite like home

But I still love you down in my bones

After all these years

You still bring me to tears

Will you lay down beside me tonight?

Tell me everything will be all right

It’s dark but I still see a light

You were at your most lovely

In your 60s and 70s