The Way It Was in '51 - Charley Pride

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

I was shaking hands with the face of death In the amazon I was in a trance Tryna' catch my breath But I couldn't run When you came around I was on the ground Blood in my mouth And I realized the whole damn time I've been missing out (Hey!) Oh, we never gonna go back to the way it was Oh, and we're never gonna go back to the way we was Tell me if you wanna roll with the rest of us Cause, oh, it's never gonna go back to the way it was Did you get your fill? Have you seen it all? Have you had enough? It's a jagged pill you've been choking on You gotta cough it up Ain't it fine to forget your mind when you ride the wave Summertime is only one more breath away Just one more breath away Oh, we never gonna go back to the way it was Oh, and we're never gonna go back to the way we was Tell me if you wanna roll with the rest of us Cause, oh, it's never gonna go back to the way it was Na na na na, na na na na na na, na na na na na na The way it was Na na na na, na na na na na na, na na na na na na The way it was I don't need to know what we're heading for Babe, I'm not looking back Listen to your feet on the wooden floor Don't need nothing else but that You know you don't have to take Your past mistakes into the dawn So drop off your bags, don't break your back We're gonna keep moving on We're moving on, we're moving on We're moving on, we're moving on Oh, we never gonna go back to the way it was Oh, and we're never gonna go back to the way we was Tell me if you wanna roll with the rest of us Cause, oh, it's never gonna go back to the way it was The way it was, the way it was The way it was, the way it was

Oh-oh-oh Feels like yesterday I was living at my parents' house I blinked and things changed Fast forward and I was moving out I can only exist in three dimensions at a time Who am I to resist a river flowing left to right? It's like we've been dancing in the dark A great big expansion from a spark Over in a moment, finished in a flash Slipping through my fingers, life's an hourglass Shattered on the floor, oh It'll never be the way it was before No Feels like yesterday I was falling in love Then came the heartbreak Like it always does Nobody escapes it Time's a losing game Might as well embrace it 'Til it flies away I know that nobody can stay forever young (forever young) I wish I could just take a break from growing up (from growing up) It's like we've been dancing in the dark A great big expansion from a spark Over in a moment, finished in a flash Slipping through my fingers, life's an hourglass Shattered on the floor, oh It'll never be the way it was before The way it was before Over in a moment, finished in a flash Slipping through my fingers, moving way too fast Wish I had just a little more, oh It'll never be the way it was before

Night with its shattered teeth Attempts to speak My pen is present but Courage left via the sink And I'm sorry I snuck up on you From behind I'm sorry not all My love letters did rhyme And I'm sorry that Jesus died for my sins And I swear to God It won't happen again And I'm sorry If it was my swerve that Tempted you to sway Oh well Sometimes it be that way And Romeo was A very nice man He said "Jewel, I don't think You quite understand" And I'm sorry if you had To explain it like this I'm sorry I was a point You were destined to miss And I'm sorry I spoke to you irreverently Down in the hollow By the old olive tree And I'm sorry If my heart breaking Ruined your day Oh well Sometimes It be that way I said "Oh well, I got nothing Left to sell This love was a bell that Rang unheard in the air I was bound to find out That you didn't care Oh well Sometimes it be that way And Aphrodite with Her neon lamp Kissed Neptune They put her face On a stamp And I'm sorry I used it to mail A letter to you I'm sorry I'm glue and The rest bounces off of you And I'm sorry not even This jet's metal wings Could get across These simple things And I'm sorry If I ever sang Your name in vain Oh well Sometimes it be that way And Goldilocks Well she knew three bears They all ate oatmeal And tiptoed upstairs And I'm sorry I never got to Find you like this Sleeping like a baby And swaddled in bliss And I'm sorry for All the times I forgot to imply something In between the lines And I'm sorry If my heart breaking Ruined your day Oh well Sometimes it be that way I said "Oh well, I got nothing Left to sell This love was a bell that Rang unheard in the air I was bound to find out That you didn't care Oh well Sometimes it be that way And shadow's long fingers They dance on the wall Electricity chases Its tail in the hall And I'm sorry If my arms to you Were just empty rooms I'm sorry I never could comfort you And I'm sorry St. Petersburg is A miserable town And I'm sorry If I am bringing you down And I'm sorry If I caused you pain Oh well Sometimes it be that way And flame licks the air With its silver tongue Night has many hands But I have just one And I'm sorry I walked in on you Unexpectedly I'm sorry I never served you Camomile tea And I'm sorry I didn't always have a match That could start A fire big enough For your heart to catch And I'm sorry If it was my swerve that Tempted you to sway Oh well Sometimes it be that way

Aye! I don't think you in yo right mind She just wanna be to herself she dont think that its the right time (Aye!) Why you never ask me for help know with trust theres a thin line Why you always lie to yourself always telling me you'll be fine Always telling me you'll be fine Aye Still remember things you said i wont forget Still replaying in my head it never ends When you feel depressed yeah you always feel like its rainin' Its like i got a hand full hand of cards but never play it And everything i touch it breaks Cuz I'm dangerous Still trynna figure out all the ways i can change it Told you never take me for granted i tried to save it Told her if you make that bed you gotta lay in it I done lost it all I'm still looking to invest Heart on my sleeve its no longer in my chest Doing a lil better i aint living with regrets Know the devil working hard but he wont get me upset I'm a different nigga i aint worried bout the sex I can do without only worried bout a check Told you not to call only hit me via text Please don't interfere with what im working on next And i don't ever waste my time With a bitch who aint trynna be my partner in crime But she get me everytime with that tat' on her spine And she only five-five so you know that she fine as fine wine Take her on a trip cuz she fine as fine china Anywhere that she wanna go I'm right behind her Know i fucked up last time but nevermind that Said she love the way that I'm talking her through her climax I know all her friends keep asking her where you find that How you find a nigga that fuck you and teach you finance You can have anything you want wit cho' fine ass Baby You can have anything you want I don't think you in yo right mind She just wanna be to herself She dont think that its the right time (Aye!) Why you never ask me for help know with trust theres a thin line Why you always lie to yourself always telling me you'll be fine Always telling me you'll be fine I don't think you in yo right mind Mmm She just wanna be to herself She dont think that its the right time Mmm Why you never ask me for help know with trust theres a thin line Why you always lie to yourself always telling me you'll be fine Always telling me you'll be fine Mmmm Aye Mmmm Aye Mmmm Aye Mmmm Mhm Aye Mmmm