I grew up a child of the 50s
Learned to dance to the beat of rock and roll
Television was my friend
I Love Lucy, Rin Tin Tin
Kissed my first girl when I was 10 years old.

Took a turn for the worse in the 60s
Saw some real people die on TV
I learned love`s hard cold facts
Paid my first income tax
One small step for the man I`m gonna be.

Chorus:
I`ll never feel bad `bout the times that we had
I`ll never look back in regret
The heaven you gave I will treasure and save
`Cause it might be as close as I get.

The 70s were 10 years of reruns
News of Watergate was nothin` new
The Democrats got it, we fell in love again
When Elvis died, we all knew that we could too.

Now I`m facin` the most of the 80s
Old enough to run for President
It`s hard to think it`s me, the father of three
Oh America, I don`t know where it went.

Chorus:
I`ll never feel bad `bout the times that we had
I`ll never look back in regret
The heaven you gave I will treasure and save
`Cause it might be as close as I get.

The heaven you gave I will treasure and save
`Cause it might be as close as I get...