Life was simple, Roger was working round the clock to make a living No computers, none of that He used his two hands Ignore the cold war His wife would keep him warm
On the weekends, He'd load the car up with the kids and they'd go fishing No need to work an extra job, there's no recession Damn right he smiled a lot They lay awake at night so in love
It was a good good year (oh oh oh) The kids were alright "Highway To Hell", beat up, "Staying alive" (oh oh oh) The Clash was on the radio And Mom and Dad were still in love in 1979 It was a good good year
In the morning, Robyn always woke up early in the kitchen She'd make the coffee, pack his lunch, and then she'd kiss him And he would hold her tight, When they were newly weds
He'd say maybe, And she would laugh they knew they'd have another baby She'd slave away all day until dinner was ready And they would dance so slow, To "Just the way you are"
It was a good good year (oh oh oh) The kids were alright "Highway To Hell", beat up, "Staying alive" (oh oh oh) The Clash was on the radio And Mom and Dad were still in love in 1979 It was a good good year
All the decades and the years have passed Not every family is built to last No time can take away these memories Remember when you said to me that we'd be alright
It was a good good year (oh oh oh) The kids were alright "Highway To Hell", beat up, "Staying alive" (oh oh oh) The Clash was on the radio And Mom and Dad were still in love in 1979 It was a good good year
Oh oh oh Disco couldn't survive With the Dream Police, And Rock 'N Roll high (oh oh oh) Blondie put out "A Heart of Glass" And Mom and Dad bought their first house in 1979 It was a good good year It was a good good year