ARE THE GOOD TIMES REALLY OVER FOR GOOD (Buck Was Still Silver) Merle Haggard      I wish a () buck was still silver and it was back when the country was () strong             () Back before Elvis and before the Vietnam war came a()long                                              Before the Beatles and yesterday when a () man could still () work and still () would                          Is the () best of the free life behind us now   And are the good times really over for () good Are we rollin’ downhill like a snowball headed for () hell      With () no kind of chance for the flag or the liberty () bell                      I wish a Ford or a Chevy would still last ten years like they () should                         Is the () best of the free life behind us now                And are the good times really over for () good I wish Coke was still cola and a joint was a bad place to () be        It was () back before Nixon lied to us all on T()V                                     Before Microwave ovens when a () girl could still () cook and still () would                             Is the () best of the free life behind us now                                     And are the good times really over For () good Stop rollin’ downhill like a snowball headed for () hell       Stand () up for the flag and let’s all ring the liberty () bell                                                                      Let’s make a Ford and a Chevy that’ll still last ten years like they () should                                 The () best of the free life is still yet to come                                         And the good times ain’t really over for () good