A Different World

We were born to mothers who smoked and drank

Our cribs were covered in lead based paint

No child proof lids no seat belts 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, playin' 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 every day

The pledge of allegiance then someone would pray

Not every kid made the team when they tried

We got disappointed and that was all right, we turned out all right

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 drank 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

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It was a different world