Merle Haggard — The Way It Was In 51

[Verse] Sixty-Six was still a narrow two-lane highway Harry Truman was the man who ran the show The bad Korean war was just beginning And I was just three years too young to go Country music hadn't gone to New York City yet And a service man was proud of what he'd done And Hank and Lefty crowded every jukebox That's the way it was in '51 [Chorus] [x2] There's so much about the good old days I'd love to tell And there's folks around I know, still remember well Slow dancing close together when a ballad played 'Cause a thing called, 'Rock and Roll' was yet to come It was a big year for a drive-in restaurant, Carhop And that's the way it was in '51 [Outro] Hank and Lefty crowded every jukebox Oh Lord, that's the way it was in '51