1976

Saw your picture in the paper today

And I couldn't believe my eyes

Dead before your time

But so long beyond your prime

Lookin' nothin' like the memory

From when I was a kid

Golden hair, flowin' down

On your knees, groomin' the pitcher's mound

And it's always 1976

The camera lies and the mirror plays tricks

So many things that the years won't fix

Always 1976, always 1976

Set against a fading Motor City

And Richard Nixon's shame

A rock star had arrived

Fidrych comes alive

And I know that it's hardly fair

To say you won't grow old

But forgive me if I try

To keep that faded image in my eyes

And it's always 1976

The camera lies and the mirror plays tricks

So many things that the years won't fix

Always 1976, always 1976

What does it say for the rest of us?

When our heroes die and leave us alone?

What does it say for the rest of us?

When we wake up and find this bird has flown?

And it's always 1976

The camera lies and the mirror plays tricks

So many things that the years won't fix

It's always 1976, always 1976

And it's always 1976

Always 1976, always 1976

Always 1976