Too Much Joy - 1964 lyrics

People wore dumb hats And they fell in love Cities were good things Someone was president Nobody drank But they danced just the same It was over so fast No one gave it a name The world was black and white In 1964 And the cops carried swords In 1964 And I wasn't alive In 1964 Everyone got fat And forgot to have kids We bought Manhattan No one fed the fish The widows taught sewing They raised the price of stamps The Civil War began They invented summer camps Everyone was friends In 1964 Everyone was poor In 1964 And I wasn't alive In 1964 1964 The world was black and white And life was just a song And the cops carried swords And everyone knew the words And I wasn't alive In 1964 1964 And I wasn't alive (when was that?) In 1964 And I wasn't alive (what'd you say?) In 1964 And I wasn't alive (what time is it?) In 1964 And I wasn't alive (sixty-five?) In 1964 And I wasn't alive (say it again) In 1964