46 and on

back in '46 the year i was born

they learned a lot of things

it was the end of the war

sweets were on ration

there wasn't much fashion

but everybody had fun

there was so much to be done

peace in the air

new coats on the chair

you could turn out a light

and go out at night

the radio brought new sounds to the air

the comics we bought

were full of good gear

superman

spiderman

marvelman

desperate dan

superboy

wonderboy

fab four

rob roy

when i was real small

before i went to school

we'd play on the fields

or go to the pool

we might build a camp and hide from out dads

or go to the park and stay out 'till dark

play doctors and nurse and chase all the girls

they'd tell their mums and we would be cursed

we'd chew lots of gum

knock doors and run

play do or dare

and get real scared

the big boys would laugh they thought they were hard

we'd kiss our first chick and show them our stick

those times are gone but it's still goin' on

i remember those days and it still turns me on

i first heard rock an' roll when i was ten

it was bill haley's voice

i was layin' in bed

rock around the clock was a big hit

but i didn't catch on 'till i heard elvis sing

hound dog was the song and it didn't take long

to get a guitar and start boppin' along

well

i got up a group and wrote some tunes

hit the charts in early june

mighty man

in the summertime

i've lived hard

i've lived fine

seen the world

sailed and flown

seen the best

seen the worst.