Ronald Reagan (A Life) Lyrics

It was in '11, somewhere in Tampico, Illinois

That on February sixth, the Reagan family had a boy

In '32, Ron finished college, was student body prez

Then, a sports announcer for the Cubs, voiced hits, runs and misses

From '37, acted in movies in Hollywood

In '42 to '45, served for the war as best he could

Ron met actress Jane Wyman on set, and in '40, they wed

In '49, they split, Nancy, in '52, his wife instead

Ron had five children, adopted Michael, and with Jane, two more

Then, with Nancy, Ron, in '58, Patti, six years before

He was SAG president, had strong feelings, wanted to lead

Two terms Governor of California, planted the seed

Ronald Reagan, 40, '81 to '89

He steered the US from the rocks, our journey realigned

In '76, Ron ran for prez and lost, '80, he won

His focus, the economy, Cold War, and inflation

In '81, Ron was nearly killed, but survived and carried on

Reduced taxes, grew our defense, improved our reputation

'84, reelected, the Cold War's end what he intends

Russia's Gorbachev and he signed an arms treaty and made friends

The year Ron left the White House, Russia tore down the Berlin Wall

Then, five years later, Alzheimer's disease made him withdraw

He and Nancy lived a quiet life up to the very last

At 93, on June five, 2004, Ron Reagan passed

His legacy, the peaceful end to what could've been a nuclear war

He moved America to a better place than it was before