Worked all his life in the railyards

Summer heat winter cold

He sits by the fire, this year he’ll retire

Though he doesn’t really feel all that old

She comes in from the kitchen

And sits on the arm of his chair

He looks up and says “hey lady I love you”

And runs his fingers through her hair

And there’s a picture on the wall of Jesus in the garden

It’s been there since they got the house in ’53

Hey they ain’t no big deal, ain’t gonna go down in history

It’s just a little story of an American family

She waited for him in World War 11

He fought the European campaign

Their sin John spent two years in “Nam

But that war wasn’t the same

Billy’s out in L.A.

He’s a lawyer now

They worry he;s so far away

Jeannie got married

And lives there in town

They’re comin’ over with the kids today

And there’s a picture on the wall of Jesus in the garden

It’s been there since they got the house in ’53

Hey they ain’t no big deal, ain’t gonna go down in history

It’s just a little story of an American family