I saw Star Wars at least eight times
Had the Pac Man pattern memorized
And I've seen the stuff they put inside
Stretch Armstrong, yeah

I was Roger Staubach in my back yard
Had a shoe box full of baseball cards
And a couple of Evel Knievel scars on my right arm

I was a kid when Elvis died
And my mama cried

It was 1970 somethin'
In the world that I grew up in
Farrah Fawcett harido days
Bell bottoms and eight tracks tapes
Lookin' back now I can see me
And oh man, did I look cheesy
But I wouldn't trade those days for nothin'
Oh, it was 1970 somethin'

It was the dawning of a new decade
We got our first microwave
And Dad broke down and finally shaved them old sideburns off

I took the stickers off of my Rubik's Cube
Watched MTV all afternoon
And my first love was Daisy Duke in them cut off jeans

A space shuttle fell out of the sky
And the whole world cried

It was 1980 somethin'
In the world that I grew up in
Skatin' rinks and black Trans Ams
Big hair and parachute pants
Lookin' back now I can see me
And oh man, did I look cheesy
But I wouldn't trade those days for nothin'
Oh, it was 1980 somethin'

Now I've got a mortgage and an SUV
And all this responsibility
Makes me wish (wish) sometimes (sometimes)

It was 1980 somethin'
In the world that I grew up in
Skatin' rinks and black Trans Ams
Big hair and parachute pants
Lookin' back now I can see me
And oh man, did I look cheesy
I wouldn't trade those days for nothin'
Oh, it was 1980 somethin'

1970 somethin'
Ah, it was 19 somethin'


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19 Somethin' [Greatest Hits Version] Lyrics as written by David Lee Chris Dubois

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    great song. not much has changed, star wars is still big, pac man, rubiks cubes. i have those, i wasnt even alive in 1970s and only like 2 years in the 80s so...

    bluboy431on March 06, 2005   Link
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    OMG i love this song o find it soo funny its the song that got me liking country music

    whatever&moreon August 24, 2005   Link
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    I heard him sing this Live last night at the David's House Concert and it was AMAZING!!!!! At first he really didnt want to sing it but finally he did and he rocked the house!!!

    ovrwrkd&undrpaidon December 04, 2008   Link
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    ohh, the one hit wonder.

    fightoff__yrdemonson January 05, 2009   Link
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    well, not really, but haha. i love this song anyway!

    fightoff__yrdemonson January 05, 2009   Link
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    Never heard of him. LOVE the lyrics, though. (Gotta listen to this one via Youtube!). The best music was 70's/80's, although probably few would agree.

    ILUVUon May 30, 2012   Link

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