The bill on his old ball cap
Was bent like an A-frame house
We're sittin' on a park bench
With some Beech-Nut in his mouth
Said, "No one reads the paper
These days, it's all online"
But there he was, behind the times

He looked up from the front page
Said, "This world's done gone to hell
I usually don't talk politics
But as far as I can tell
We could use another Reagan
Boy, he was one of a kind"
Then he shook his head, behind the times

And he said, "Son, you're still young
Save half of what you make
Trust the Lord, go buy a Ford
Or at least a Chevrolet
When you find a good girl, keep her
'Cause they don't grow on vines"
Yeah, a man can learn a lot
From a man behind the times

He said, "I've only kissed one woman
We went to church on our first date
I held the door, I held her hand
Back when free love was the rage
I waited 'til the honeymoon
And that suited me just fine
I guess I was behind the times"

And he said, "Son, you're still young
But trust me when I say
Go hug your mama, 'cause boy, I promise
You'll wish you could one day
When you find a good girl, keep her
'Cause they don't grow on vines"
Yeah, a man can learn a lot
From a man behind the times

He folded up that paper
Said, "I better get on home
I don't wanna keep her waitin'
She's got supper on
When you find a good girl, keep her
Just like I did mine"
Yeah, a man can learn a lot
From a man behind the times
Yeah, man, I learned a lot
Form that man behind the times

Behind the times