Bob Bennett - 1951 lyrics

1951 W/M: John Fowler, Michael Aguilar & Bob Bennett (c) 1982 Straightway Music (ASCAP) (a div. of EMI Christian Music Publishing) & Word Music (ASCAP)(Warner/Chappell USA) Well Daddy was an honest, hard-working man With bad eyesight and calloused hands He married young and he made his stand In 1951 Well it was worn-out pants and pinto beans Minimum wage and mustard greens But he treated Mama just like a queen In 1951 In Nineteen-Hundred and Fifty-One Both of them lovers and both of them young There were clouds in the skies But stars in their eyes in 1951 She called him "Mister" and he called her "Hon'" In 1951 Well sometimes I'd hear my Daddy sigh Mama would cry on his shoulder Whenever I would ask them why They'd say "You'll know when you're older" Well they'd pray for rain in Summer And give thanks in the Fall I've seen the pictures, I've seen them all Even on their knees they looked so tall In 1951 In Nineteen-Hundred and Fifty-One Both of them lovers and both of them young There were clouds in the skies But stars in their eyes in 1951 She called him "Mister" and he called her "Hon'" In 1951 In 1951