Don’t you re mem ber

the (D)fizz and in the Pep per,

(Am)pea nuts in a bot tle

at (G)ten, they two and (D)four?

A (G)fried bo log na sand wich

with (D)ma yo and to ma to,

(Am)sit tin’ ’round the ta ’n’ ble don’t (G)hap pen much an y more.

We’ve got ten too com pli cat ed, it’s all put way o ver rat ed.

I like the old and out dat ed way of the way (D)life.

it was back then.

Back when a (D)hoe was a hoe,

(C)Coke was a Coke

and (G)crack’s what you were do in’

when you were crack in’ (D)jokes.

Back when a screw was a screw,

the (C)wind was all that blew

and (G)when you said, “I’m down with that,” well, it meant you had the flu.

I miss back (Am)when,

I miss back (C)when,

I miss back (G)when.

I love my rec ords,

the (D)black and shin y vi nyl,

(Am)clicks and pops and white noise,

at (G)man, they sound ed (D)fine.

I (G)had my fav ’rite sta tions,

the (D)ones that played ’em all, to,

(Am)coun try, soul and rock ’n’ roll, what (G)hap pened much to those times?

I’m read in’ “Street Slang For Dum mies” ’cause they put pop in my coun try.

I want the more for my mon ey, way of the way (D)life.

it was back then.

Back when a (D)hoe was a hoe,

(C)Coke was a Coke

and (G)crack’s what you were do in’

when you were crack in’ (D)jokes.

Back when a screw was a screw,

the (C)wind was all that blew

and (G)when you said, “I’m down with that,” well, it meant you had the flu.

I miss back (Am)when,

I miss back (C)when,

I miss back (G)when.

(G)when.

Give me a flat top for strum min’, I want a old Wur ly hum min’.

Oh, just keep it com in’ the way it was back then.

Back when a (G)when,

I miss back (Am7)when,

I miss back (C)when.