1969 Lyrics

Down by the train tracks

The kids are all playing

Moms yelling come back

But they can't hear what she's saying

They run to the market

To buy a few sodas

The sky's getting dark in

South Dakota

Mikes just a poor boy

But he's got a great smile

John says come to my store, boy

And work for a while

So he's saving up money

For a brand new car

He says I'm gonna get lucky

And you'll watch me go far

Everything was fine

In 1969

Everything was fine

Everything was fine

In 1969

Everything was fine

George is a busser

At the hill top cafe

But his boss is a fusser

And still won't give him a raise

Now his sons getting drafted

Right into the war

And he's screaming in the mirror

Remember what you're fighting for

Now the town is shaking

At the nasa broadcast

They say It's history in the making

As we all watch the spacecraft

Mama grips her new bag

Papa raises a beer

As Neil plants the home flag

We all start to cheer!

Everything was fine

In 1969

Everything was fine

Everything was fine

In 1969

Everything was fine

Everything was fine

In 1969

Everything was fine

Everything was fine

In 1969

Everything was fine

In 1969