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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

I often think back to my childhood where I rode my bike everywhere and without a helmet. And yet, I am alive today (which, upon hearing some of the stories of my youth, Susan wonders how that is possible).

I think most of us have how did we ever survive our childhood moments. Especially these days when so many things we used to do are now illegal.

We used to ride in the bed of a pick up truck with a camper shell playing monopoly from HB to LA and lay down in the back of a station wagon on camping trips. My friend used to ride on the "shelf" in her moms Corvette because there wasn't enough room for everyone. Then there's the time we did donuts in the mall parking lot after taking her 8 y/o brother to see Boyz in the Hood (we were 14, friend's bf was 16). A cop stopped us, asked what we were doing then told us to go home. Bikes with no helmets, skates with no pads.

Great song (spoiled for post length).

Spoiler:

We were born to mothers who smoked and drank
Our cribs were covered in lead based paint
No child proof lids no seat belts in cars
Rode bikes with no helmets and still here we are, still here we are
We got daddy’s belt when we misbehaved
Had three TV channels you got up to change
No video games and no satellite
All we had were friends and they were outside, playin’ outside

Chorus
It was a different life
When we were boys and girls
Not just a different time
It was a different world

School always started the same every day
The pledge of allegiance then someone would pray
Not every kid made the team when they tried
We got disappointed and that was all right, we turned out all right

Chorus

Bridge
No bottled water, we drank from a garden hose
And every Sunday, all the stores were closed