I have no idea why the chorus popped into my head while I was making dinner. But, I'm glad it did.
Fifty cents, I remember when that cost just 50 cents.
Was just a few years ago, hell, I can remember,
Paying 29.9 for a gallon of gas.
Prices go up faster than your pay,
That's the one thing you can plan on, anyway.
I don't mean to complain because I know that's how it is,
But it always hurts more when it's something like this.
Like what, you ask? Pick your own favorite item.
We all have something we don't want to live without,
We'll pay extra because it's something special,
And grumble about it even when no one is listening.
Card or cash, Apple Pay, it's all the same.
Fifty cents is gone, just like pennies.
Fifty cents, I remember when that cost just 50 cents.
Was just a few years ago, hell, I can remember,
Paying 29.9 for a gallon of gas.
Prices go up faster than your pay,
That's the one thing you can plan on, anyway.
I try not to shop much, do it mostly online,
Price check everything and avoid long lines,
But I just can't help but stop at the convenience store
To pick up snacks I know I shouldn't eat
I notice they cost more than they did last year
But I buy a few anyway, because I deserve a treat.
Fifty cents, I remember when that cost just 50 cents.
Was just a few years ago, Hell, I can remember,
Paying 29.9 for a gallon of gas.
Prices go up faster than your pay,
That's the one thing you can plan on, anyway.
Yeah, fifty cents, fifty cents
I remember having Kennedy head half dollars,
Like the two dollar bill, they're not too common.
But for some reason they still make them.
Fifty cents, I remember when that cost just 50 cents.
Was just a few years ago, Hell, I can remember,
Paying 29.9 for a gallon of gas.
Prices go up faster than your pay,
That's the one thing in the world that hasn't changed.
