Tom T. Hall - "Back When Gas was Thirty Cents a Gallon"

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TOM. T HALL - "BACK WHEN GAS WAS THIRTY CENTS A GALLON"

"Back When Gas was Thirty Cents a Gallon"

Back when gas was thirty cents a gallon
America was young and strong and brave
Lord knows that I didn't have much money
And my old car had seen some better days

You were young and fresh as brand new roses
I was so in love and strong and brave
Back when gas was thirty cents a gallon
And love was only sixty cents away

I don't think I'd know you if I'd see
You I practice my forgettin' till it works
Back when gas was thirty cents a gallon
I didn't know the meaning of hurt

Back when gas was thirty cents a gallon
And sweet magnolias line those country roads
We burned a tank of love most every weekend
And on work days I helped 'em fix the roads

My friends were many and our dreams were certain
Whoever thought we'd go our separate ways
Back when gas was thirty cents a gallon
And love was only sixty cents away

I don't think I'd know you if I'd see you
I practice my forgettin' till it works
Back when gas was thirty cents a gallon
And love was only sixty cents away

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[AMERICAN ADVOCATE]

TOM T. HALL is one of the greatest story tellers of all time . I like his song " Old Dogs . Children , and Watermelon Wine ". I remember when gas was 24.9 cents per gallon , and I drove from Orlando , Florida to Houston and back .
My favorite to sing is " Faster Horses,Younger women,Older whiskey and More Money ".
Tom also wrote " I Love ", " I Like Beer ", and " Little Bitty " ( recorded by Allen Jackson )
He wrote one song that is very appropriate today - "The Monkey That Became President ".