F C Back when gas was thirty cents a gallon G7 C America was young and strong and brave F C Lord knows that I didn't have much money G7 And my old car had seen some better days F C You were young and fresh as brand new roses G7 C I was so in love and strong and brave F C Back when gas was thirty cents a gallon G7 C And love was only sixty cents away G7 F C I don't think I'd know you if I'd s-ee you F C G7 I practice my forgetting till it works F C Back when gas was thirty cents a gallon G7 C I didn't know the meaning of hurt F C Back when gas was thirty cents a gallon G7 C And sweet magnolias line those country roads F C We burned a tank of love most every weekend G7 And on work days I helped 'em fix the roads F C My friends were many and our dreams were certain G7 C Whoever thought we'd go our separate ways F C Back when gas was thirty cents a gallon G7 C And love was only sixty cents away G7 F C I don't think I'd know you if I'd s-ee you F C G7 I practice my forgetting till it works F C Back when gas was thirty cents a gallon G7 C I didn't know the meaning of hurt F C Back when gas was thirty cents a gallon G7 C And love was only sixty cents away