Key: E major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
a narrow two-lane highway
highway
Harry Truman was the man
The bad Korean war was just beginning
And I was just three years
Country Music hadn't gone
to New York City yet
And a service man was proud
Hank and Lefty crowded
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That's the way it was in fifty one.
Verse 2
And there's folks around I
when a ballad played
'Cause a thing called Rock
It was a big year for a drive-in
Interlude 1
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Verse 3
And there's folks around I
when a ballad played
'Cause a thing called Rock
and Roll was yet to come
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That's the way it was in fifty one.
Verse 4
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Oh Lord, That's the way it was in fifty one.
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