When we were boys and girls
And every Sunday, all the stores were closed
It was a different life
It was a different life
It was a different world
Not just a different time
Rode bikes with no helmets and still here we are, still here we are
It was a different world
It was a different life
The pledge of allegiance then someone would pray
It was a different world
No child proof lids, no seat belts in cars
No bottled water, we drank from a garden hose
It was a different life
We got daddy's belt when we misbehaved
When we were boys and girls
Had three TV channels you got up to change
No video games and no satellite
School always started the same every day
Not just a different time
When we were boys and girls
All we had were friends and they were outside, playin' outside
Not just a different time
Not just a different time
It was a different world
Not every kid made the team when they tried
We got disappointed and that was all right, we turned out all right
When we were boys and girls
