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If
Frederick D. Perkins |
If I could go back in time
Way back, back when
A dime was a dime
What would I find
Perhaps, I would find courtesy
Something I no longer see
Maybe, I would find what it meant
To be a family
 IF
Back in time, would I be surprised at what I would find
I would find a thing called craftsmanship
When people took pride in their work
When people really came to work
I remember when a railroad clerk
Had a pocket watch that worked
And the world turned on its tic-toc
IF
I can recall when
A persons word was as solid as a rock
Now it seems
The good ship integrity has missed the dock
The America we dreamed of
Became the America we couldn't face
When Americans discovered a drug called crack
If someone could go back
The fear is
Why would they come back here
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