Behind The Times

The bill on his old ball cap
is bent like an A-frame house
Sittin' on a park bench
with some Beech-Nut in his mouth
Said 'No one reads the paper
these days it's all online.'
There he was
behind the times

He looked up from his front page
said 'This world's done gone to hell
Usually don't talk politics
but as far as I can tell
We could use another Reagan
boy, he was one of a kind.'
He shook his head
behind the times

He said 'Son
you're still young
save half of what you make
Trust the Lord
go buy a Ford or at least a Chevrolet
When you find a good girl keep her
cause they don't grow on vines'
Yeah, a man can learn a lot
from a man behind the times

Said 'I've only kissed one woman
went to church on our first date
Held the door
held her hand back
when free love was the rage
Waited till the honeymoon
that suited me just fine
I guess I was
behind the times.'

He said 'Son
you're still young
but trust me when I say
Go hug your mama
'cause boy I promise:
you'll wish you could oneday
When you find a good girl keep her
cause they don't grow on vines'
Yeah, a man can learn a lot
from a man behind the times

He folded up that paper
said 'I better get on home
I don't wanna keep her waitin'
she's got supper on
When you find a good girl keep her
just like I did mine.'
Yeah, a man can learn a lot
from a man behind the times
Yeah, man, I learned a lot
from that man behind the times
behind the times