Christmas 1969
        (written by Mike Bryant)
(key of D)

[Intro]
[strummed acoustic guitar, melodic electric bass, steady drum beat]

[Verse 1]
[male vocals]
Gasoline was a quarter then
Living free and hanging with your friends
I remember hiking in the woods
To find our Christmas tree
Family together, the love and joy
Waiting for Santa to bring the toys
It was a wonderful, much simpler time
Christmas 1969

[Chorus]
[clean electric guitar fills]
It was 69 that I turned 16
Getting my first car and thinking life was keen
Getting serious oh about the girls
And going to the drive-in show
And Christmas was a special time
Togetherness was what was on your mind
That year was such a special time
Christmas 1969

[Bridge]
[half-time feel, slide guitar solo]

[Verse 2]
[full band returns]
Oh in my twilight years so much has changed it seems
Families pulled apart and it don't mean a thing
We're longing for that time so long ago
When we were young and playing in the snow
What happened to that time when we thought love would grow
Christmas 1969

[Outro]
[vocal harmonies enter]
Gasoline was a quarter then
I wish that time would come back again
At least people believed in being friends
Christmas 1969
[acoustic guitar fade out]