i remember when men were men
and women batted their lashes
and that was a world, a great world
but now it has turned to ashes
i remember when men were g i joe
and krauts and japs were patsies
and the g i s stormed the beaches
and saved the world from the nazis
i remember when john wayne
roamed the jungles of iwo jima
and died like a hero at the alamo
with other gallant old timers
and dirty harry asked all punks
if they felt lucky today
and the punks were grateful he let them live
because that was the american way
but none of that remains
because everything has changed
now men are women and women are men
and the world will never be the same again
where are the mad scientists
the vampires with their kisses
the werewolves howling at the moon
the heroes defying fate and doom
they are only a little way down the road
in history’s big green dumpster
i see you there on top of the bridge
but there is no need to jump, sir!
every world that ever existed
is down there in the street
and if you listen to the clouds
you can hear their dancing feet
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