Times Ain't What They Used To Be Lyrics - Kieran Goss

My auntie's in the parlour sipping sherry from a paper cup 

And father'd bite your head off, he's working up to nine o'clock 

Sister's only sixteen and she thinks she's on the shelf 

And mother says don't worry, you've always got your health 

You've always got your health 

Times ain't what they used to be, but then they never were 

Looking forward to the good old days in my rocking chair 

If I knew ten years ago the things that I know now 

I'd understand where and when and wonder why and how 

I'd understand where and when and wonder why and how 

At three o'clock we'd hear the bell, it never rang before it's time 

To the back seat of the bus, making faces at the cars behind 

Join the conversation, but we never had the nerve 

Children should be seen they said, and never should be heard 

Should be seen and never heard 

I fell in love at seventeen, both of us mature and wise 

Couldn't put two words together, but I thought the sun shone from her eyes 

Ended at the altar when I took the wedding vow 

Went running to the mirror, saw the wrinkles on my brow 

Saw the wrinkles on my brow 

I gave up on religion for the better, maybe for the worse 

Avoiding Father Murphy, his blessings always were a curse 

Life was getting colder so I bought a winter coat 

And jumped off the nearest bridge, what a time to learn to float 

What a time to learn to float 

There's a bad girl down the street and she is standing by the factory gate 

She said she'd fall in love some day, but up til then she'd have to wait 

Settle for a husband and a family saloon 

And 2.7 children and collecting Mills & Boon 

Collecting Mills & Boon