There
Was a Time
When
flour came in a sack.
When
Three Musketeers candy had three small pieces.
When a
radio required an aerial.
When a TV
had no remote.
When
writing pens were either dip or fountain.
When all
butter was round.
When the
car starter was on the floorboard.
When arm
signals were the only legal turn signals.
When
water was not sold in stores.
When
shoes had eyes.
When you
never wore a short sleeved shirt with a tie.
When
women always wore a hat and gloves to church.
When men
wore felt hats
When
automobiles had running boards.
When
tires had tubes.
When a
postage stamp was 3¢.
When
there was a buffalo on the nickel.
When the
head of Mercury was on the dime.
When
Lucky Strike cigarettes’ package was green but went to war.
When some
cars had spotlights, steering wheel knobs and window vents.
When
overalls had a place to carry your hammer.
When only
beer came in cans.
When red
lights had no turn signal.
When
telephones had no push buttons.
When
adding machines had a crank on the side.
When all
watches had hands.
When soda
crackers came in a one stack box.
When
sardine and potted meat cans came with a key.
When ice
cream was sold in a card board bucket only used today for
Chinese food.
When only
drug stores and theaters had air conditioning.
When high
school only went to the eleventh grade.
When a
train ran though Fayetteville to Atlanta.
When
people put mercurochrome on cuts and took caster oil.
When all
businesses in Fayetteville closed on Wednesday afternoon.
When
washing machines had ringers.
When milk
was delivered to homes in quart bottles.
When
razors used either single or double edged blades.
When Hwy.
54 was the only paved road in Fayetteville.
When RC
Cola was popular and came in a 12 ounce bottle.
When Aunt
Jemima wore a bandanna on her head.
Yes,
there was a time, a time that only some remember.