Good Times

I've often wondered how long it's gonna take me

In this world until the good Lord shake me

And to the man I put up with mad sorrow

But I learned soon the sun still shines tomorrow

Sometimes bad thoughts, they brought me down

Growin' up hard livin', poor side of town

'Cause where I was I wonder, "Who would ever need me?"

But now I know that much love flew freely

My Mama, my Papa both took care

No matter what I did I knew they would be there

Ball in the schoolyard, puppy love crushes

Mischief in the nighttime with intimate touches

Playin' with the females, Christmas was cool

Didn't have much but had enough, fool

So here's three cheers, beers up and take a chug

'Cause this one's for all the past times I dug

Even though most of my life was bad

I reminisce on all the good times I had

Even though most of my life was bad

I reminisce on all the good times I had

Even though most of my life was bad

I reminisce on all the good times I had

So if you think all of your life was bad

Reminisce on all the good times you had

Well, it was once upon a time in the 70s

A baby boy bounces, placed on this Earth

Weighin' seven and some ounces

But that wasn't all of the bouncin'

It was hard for Mom to try to keep the proper housin'

Straight from Gardena before my sister Linda

Migrated to the Eastside projects Maravilla

There I had my stroll on, Regan Elementary

Moms a quarter century, Pop left us on empty

But that was nothing new, though, packin' up our shit, so

We could make the move, Cudahay was the zip code

Moms workin' fingers to the bone just to make ends meet

I was a latchkey delinquent, daily runnin' the streets

And every time I look back I think of just another challenge

Holidays and birthdays grim, still I managed

To keep a smile, makin' life fun

And how could I forget about them seasons in the sun?

So here's three cheers, beers up and take a chug

'Cause this one's for all the past times I dug

Even though most of my life was bad

I reminisce on all the good times I had

Even though most of my life was bad

I reminisce on all the good times I had

Even though most of my life was bad

I reminisce on all the good times I had

So if you think all of your life was bad

Reminisce on all the good times you had