we said yes maam and yes sir cuz a good whoopin still worked and if we talked back we got it again back when kids got in fights they didn t use guns or knives a bloody nose was as far as it went and we all ate our suppers with a daddy and a mother at the table without the t v yeah thats how it was and thats how it still oughtta be well the world was much safer you could count on your neighbor and a stranger was someone you just hadnt met yet we trusted our preachers our heroes and teachers and believed every word that they said there was no credit crunch and gas wasn t so much and our jobs hadnt gone overseas yeah thats how it was and thats how it still oughtta be yeah the world was much safer you could cont on your neighbor and a stranger was someone you just hadnt met yet we trusted our preachers our heroes and teachers and believed every word that they said  we followed the good book now every time i look back i sure do like what i see yeah thats how it was and thats how it still oughtta be yeah thats how it was and if youre askin me