A Different World

We were born to mothers who smoked and drank
 Our cribs were covered in lead-based paint
 No childproof lids
 No seatbelts in cars
 Rode bikes with no helmets
 And still here we are
 Still here we are
 We got daddy's belt when we misbehaved
 Had three TV channels you got up to change
 No video games and no satellite
 All we had were friends and they were outside
 Playing outside
 It was a different life
 When we were boys and girls
 Not just a different time
 It was a different world
 School always started the same everyday
 The pledge of allegiance, then someone would pray
 Not every kid made the team when they tried
 We got disappointed, but that was alright
 We turned out alright
 It was a different life
 When we were boys and girls
 Not just a different time
 It was a different world
 
 No bottled water
 We'd drink from a garden hose
 And every Sunday
 All the stores were closed
 It was a different life
 When we were boys and girls
 Not just a different time
 It was a different world
 It was a different life
 When we were boys and girls
 Not just a different time
 It was a different world
 It was a different world