the way it was in 51

Merle Haggard

Sixty-Six was still a narrow two-lane highway
Harry Truman was the man who ran the show
The bad Korean war was just begining
And I was just three years too young to go
Country Music hadn t gone to New York City yet
And a service man was proud of what he d done
Hank and Lefty crowded ev ry jukebox
That s the way it was in fifty one.

There s so much about the good old days I d love to tell
And there s folks around I know still remember well
Slow dancin close together when a ballad played
Cause a thing called Rock and Roll was yet to come
It was a big year for a drive-in rest rant carhop
That s the way it was in fifty one.

There s so much about the good old days I d love to tell
And there s folks around I know still remember well
Slow dancin close together when a ballad played
Cause a thing called Rock and Roll was yet to come
It was a big year for a drive-in rest rant carhop
That s the way it was in fifty one.

Yeah! Hank and Lefty crowded ev ry jukebox
Oh Lord That s the way it was in fifty one.