Behind The Times

The bill on his old ball cap

Was bent like an A-frame house

We're sittin' on a park bench

With some Beech-Nut in his mouth

Said, "No one reads the paper

These days, it's all online"

But there he was, behind the times

He looked up from the front page

Said, "This world's done gone to hell

I usually don't talk politics

But as far as I can tell

We could use another Reagan

Boy, he was one of a kind"

Then he shook his head, behind the times

And he said, "Son, you're still young

Save half of what you make

Trust the Lord, go buy a Ford

Or at least a Chevrolet

When you find a good girl, keep her

'Cause they don't grow on vines"

Yeah, a man can learn a lot

From a man behind the times

He said, "I've only kissed one woman

We went to church on our first date

I held the door, I held her hand

Back when free love the rage

I waited till the honeymoon

And that suited me just fine

I guess I was behind the times"

And he said, "Son, you're still young

But trust me when I say

Go hug your mama, 'cause boy, I promise

You'll wish you could one day

When you find a good girl, keep her

'Cause they don't grow on vines"

Yeah, a man can learn a lot

From a man behind the times

He folded up that paper

Said, "I better get on home

I don't wanna keep her waitin'

She's got supper on

When you find a good girl, keep her

Just like I did mine"

Yeah, a man can learn a lot

From a man behind the times

Yeah, man, I learned a lot

From that man behind the times

Behind the times