Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray. South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio. Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television. North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe. Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom. Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye.

You know you make me wanna. You know you make me wanna. To start it off i know you know me,. To come to think of it, it was only last week. That i had a dream about us, oh. Thats why im here, im writing this song. To tell the truth you know ive been hurting all along,. Someway let me know, you want me girl,. Oh baby, youre the only thing that i really need,. You make me wanna love,.

No silent prayer for the faith-departed. When I shout it out loud. My heart is like an open highway. I did it my way. This is for the ones who stood their ground. For Tommy and Gina who never backed down.

A smile can bring you near to me. Cos that would bring a tear to me. This world has lost its glory. A single word I say. And words are all I have. To take your heart away. Talk in ever lasting words. And dedicate them all to me. And I will give you all my life. A single word I say. And words are all I have.

I got my first real six-string. Bought it at the five-and-dime. Played it till my fingers bled. Me and some guys from school. Had a band and we tried real hard. Jimmy quit and Jody got married. Oh when I look back now. That summer seemed to last forever. And if I had the choice. Those were the best days of my life. When you got a job to do.