back when gas was thirty cents a gallon

back when gas was thirty cents a gallon america was young and strong and brave

lord knows that i didn't have much money

and my old car had seen some better days

you were young and fresh as brand new roses

i was so in love and strong and brave

back when gas was thirty cents a gallon and love was only sixty cents away

i don't think i'd know you if i'd see you i practice my forgettin' till it works

back when gas was thirty cents a gallon i didn't know the meaning of hurt

back when gas was thirty cents a gallon

and sweet magnolias line those country roads

we burned a tank of love most every weekend

and on work days i helped 'em fix the roads

my friends were many and our dreams were certain

whoever thought we'd go our separate ways

back when gas was thirty cents a gallon and love was only sixty cents away

i don't think i'd know you. back when gas was thirty cents a gallon and love was only sixty cents away