Life Looked Better in Black & White

[Nick]

You could barely see Howdy for all the snow.

Spread the rabbit ears as far as they go - good job!
Now I can see Howdy, Clarabell and Buffalo Bob
You pull a chair up to the TV set,
then heard "Good Night, David." "Good Night, Chet."
Depending on the channel you tuned,
You got Rob and Laura - or Ward and June.
It felt so good. It felt so right. Life seemed better in black and white.

I loved I Love Lucy, The Real McCoys,
Dennis the Menace, the Cleaver boys,
Rawhide, Gunsmoke, Wagon Train,
Superman, Jimmy and Lois Lane.
Father Knows Best, Patty Duke,
Rin Tin Tin and Lassie too,
Donna Reed on Thursday night! Boy, life sure looked better in black and white.

I want to go back to monochrome,
where TV couples slept alone.
Simple people, with simple needs.
The good guys always did good deeds.
Now nothing is the way it seems,
In living color on my large TV screen.
Too many murders, too many fights. I wanna go back to black and white.

In God they trusted, alone they slept,
A promise made was a promise kept.
They never cussed or broke a vow.
They'd never make the network now!
But if I could, I'd rather be
back in TV town in '53.
It felt so good. It felt so right. Life was kinder in black and white.

Black and white to me was gold,
but that's because I'm growing old
I'd trade every channel on the satellite,
If I could turn back the clock tonight.
To when we knew wrong from right. Life was much clearer in black and white!

So life was good in black and white,
but Think of the bucks spent on satellite
A bunch of green, almost a grand!
On second thought, keep the dish and watch TVLand!