Merle Haggard – Thats The Way It Was In 51 (Guitar)

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Sixty-Six was still a narrow two-lane highway

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Harry Truman was the man who ran the show

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The bad Korean war was just beginning

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And I was just three years too young to go

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Country music hadn't gone to New York City yet

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And a service man was proud of what he'd done

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And Hank and Lefty crowded every jukebox

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That's the way it was in '51

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There's so much about the good old days I'd love to tell

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And there's folks around I know, still remember well

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Slow dancing close together when a ballad played

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'Cause a thing called, 'Rock and Roll' was yet to come

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It was a big year for a drive-in restaurant, Carhop

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And that's the way it was in '51

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There's so much about the good old days I'd love to tell

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And there's folks around I know, still remember well

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Slow dancing close together when a ballad played

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'Cause a thing called, 'Rock and Roll' was yet to come

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It was a big year for a drive-in restaurant, Carhop

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And that's the way it was in '51

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Yeah, Hank and Lefty crowded every jukebox

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Oh Lord, that's the way it was in '51