Lyrics:

1972
Writer(s): Michael Martin Murphey, Larry Cansler

Strawberries, fire engine, ice cream parties
Made the festival too.
Wooden sidewalk, happy birthday
Undertaker, ?? wearin' big boots

That's the way it used to be
That's the way it used to be
Used to be, used to be
Used to be, used to be

Locomotive, chinese laundry
School house children, horses pulling a load
Work a full day, help a neighbor
Mashin' whiskey, preachers saving a soul

That's the way it used to be
That's the way it used to be
Used to be, used to be
Used to be, used to be
That's the way it used to be

Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh
Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh

Strawberries, locomotive, fire engine,
Chinese laundry, ice cream parlor
School house children, Mandy festival too

Wooden sidewalks, work a full day
Happy birthday, help a neighbor
?? trinkets, Mashin whiskey
?? wearin' big boots

That's the way it used to be
That's the way it used to be
Used to be, used to be
Used to be, used to be
Used to be, used to be
Used to be, used to be
Used to be, used to be