That Was Us

 
Out with the dog on his daily run
I heard playing and laughter, kids having fun
Quite a rare sight in these computerised days
The memories came back, I started to turn the page…
That was us
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A generation born in the sixties
Never to be rich but never to be poor,
Old men in the pubs, they had fought to the end
So that we had a childhood, free from war
That was us
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No phones in houses
You had to knock for your mates,
“There’s school tomorrow”
“So don’t be late!”
That was us
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The days grew long, the battles a draw
The Sun had dipped and our knees were raw,
Adventures and wars, could wait you see
There would be no T.V. if we were late for tea
That was us
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Winter arrived, we catch our breath
“Come in now you’ll catch a death!”
“Get away from the fire, you’re near the flames”
“Don’t stand so close, you’ll get Chilblains”
That was us
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Wrapped up with scarves, hands and faces aglow
So excited for Christmas and real proper snow,
“Get to bed close your eyes!”- “has he been yet?”
Mum working so hard to clear catalogue debt
That Was Us
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Our secret gang hut, underneath the arches
We would hide and play all day,
But life goes by in the blink of an eye
And growing up soon came our way…
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Now the older generation
Telling yarns in the pub
Well you see,
That is us.