Album: Cardiology (2010)
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  • Oh oh oh
    Oh oh oh

    Life was simple,
    Roger was working round the clock to make a living,
    No computers, none of that, he used his two hands,
    Ignored the cold
    Wore, his word to keep him warm,

    On the weekends,
    He'd load the car up with the kids and they'd go fishing,
    No need to work an extra job, there's no recession,
    Damn right he smiled a lot
    They lay awake at night
    So in love

    It was a good good year
    The kids were alright,
    "Highway to Hell" beat up "Stayin' Alive",
    The Clash was on the radio
    And mum and dad were still in love,
    In 1979
    It was a good, good year.

    In the morning,
    Robin always woke up early in the kitchen,
    She'd make the coffee, pack his lunch and then she'd kiss him
    And he would hold her tight
    When they were newlyweds

    He'd say maybe
    And she would laugh, they knew they'd have another baby
    She'd slave away all day until dinner was ready,
    And they would dance so slow to "Just the Way You Are".

    It was a good, good year
    The kids were all right,
    "Highway to Hell" beat up "Stayin' Alive",
    The Clash was on the radio
    And mum and dad were still in love,
    In 1979
    It was a good, good year.

    All the decades and the years have passed,
    Not every family is built to last,
    No time can take away these memories
    Remember when you said to me
    That we'd be all right.

    Oh oh oh
    The kids were all right,
    "Highway to Hell" beat up "Stayin' Alive",
    The Clash was on the radio
    And mum and dad were still in love,
    In 1979
    It was a good, good year.

    Oh oh oh
    Disco couldn't survive
    With the Dream Police and Rock 'N Roll High
    Blondie (?)
    And mom and and dad bought their first house
    In 1979
    It was a good, good year.
    It was a good, good year Writer/s: BENJI MADDEN, JOEL MADDEN, MATT SQUIRE
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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