Sixty-Six was still a narrow two-lane highway Harry Truman was the man who ran the show The bad Korean war was just beginning 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 And Hank and Lefty crowded every jukebox That's the way it was in '51 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 And that's the way it was in '51 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 A big year for a drive-in rest'rant, Carhop And that's the way it was in '51 Hank and Lefty crowded every jukebox Oh Lord, that's the way it was in '51

She's waiting on, She's waiting on that storm to come. Into her heart, into her heart she's waiting. She told me I must hold onto the mo-oment. And when the moments over I'll be all alone. (La le la, la le la, la le la, la le la) Then I'll be all alone. (La le la, la le la, la le la, la le la) Then I'll be all alone. (La le la, la le la, la le la, la le la) Then I'll be all alone And like a bird, yes like a bird, she'll fly away. She never said, she never said she'd stay here. She's waiting on, She's waiting on that ship to come. I cannot fight, I cannot fight the ocean, all alone (La le la, la le la, la le la, la le la) Then I'll be all alone. (La le la, la le la, la le la, la le la) Then I'll be all alone. Now kiss me on, now kiss me on my broken wings. Don't leave me here, don't leave me in the water. She's waiting on, She's waiting on that storm to come. And when the rain comes down I will be washed away. I hope, I hope we meet again. I want, I want to hold you again. I hope, I hope we meet again. I'll know, I'll know until the end. I'll be all aloooone. (La le la, la le la, la le la, la le la) Then I'll be all alone. (La le la, la le la, la le la, la le la) Then I'll be all alone. (La le la, la le la, la le la, la le la) Then I'll be all alone.