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We were born to mothers who smoked and drank
      A                                          F#m
Our Cribs were cribs were covered in lead based paint
     E                             D
No Childproof lids no seatbelts in cars
      E                                    D
Rode bikes with no helmets and still here we are
               A
Still here we are

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We got daddy's belt when we misbehaved
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Had three T.V. channels you got up to change
     E                   D
No video games and no satellite
    E                                   D
All we had were friends and they were outside
         A
Playing Outside


          D    E    F#m                D    E   A
It was a different life, When we were boys and girls
            D    E    F#m            D    E    A
Not just a different time, It was a different world


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School always started the same everyday
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The pledge of allegiance then someone would pray
     E                             D
Not every kid made the team when they tried
      E                                    D
We got disappointed but that was alright
               A
We turned out alright


          D    E    F#m                D    E   A
It was a different life, When we were boys and girls
            D    E    F#m            D    E    A
Not just a different time, It was a different world


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No bottled water
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We drank from a garden hose
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And every Sunday
  D
All the stores were closed

          D    E    F#m                D    E   A
It was a different life, When we were boys and girls
            D    E    F#m            D    E    A
Not just a different time, It was a different world
          D    E    F#m                D    E   A
It was a different life, When we were boys and girls
            D    E    F#m            D    E    A
Not just a different time, It was a different world
          D    E     A
It was a different world