Watchin' while some old friends do a line
Holdin' back the want to in my own addicted mind
Wishin' it was still the thing even I could do
Wishin' all these old things were new

Watchin' while some young men go to jail
And they show it all on TV just to see somebody fail
And I guess there's not a single thing a man like me can do
Wishin' all these old things were new

Wishin' all these old things were new
Good times like the roarin' '20s and the roarin' '80s too
Thinkin' about the good old days before it all fell through
Wishin' all these old things were new

The kids don't want my cigarettes around
They say it's time that Dad should lay tobacco down
But if I could start all over, guess I'd still do what I do
Wishin' all these old things were new

Wishin' all these old things were new
Good times like the roarin' '20s and the roarin' '80s too
Thinkin' about the good old days before it all fell through
Wishin' all these old things were new

Wishin' all these old things were new