WHEN PHONE CALLS COST A DIME [ country, country-rock, Americana ] Click Here for Free Song Download          On a lazy Sunday afternoon, I took a walk downtown          A voice behind me said “how's it goin'?” and I politely turned around          But a man was talkin' on a cell phone pressed tightly against his ear          And he quickly passed me right on by like I wasn't even there                Back when phone calls cost a dime, not all that long ago                We walked down to the corner store to call and say “hello”                Folks treated you like somebody they would like to know                And the good life was easy to find, when phone calls cost a dime          I went to work Monday mornin' and to my second job Monday night          And don't mind the extra hours, but something just don't seem right          I have two kids, a nice home and couldn't ask for a better wife          But there's so little time left over for me to be a part of their life                Back when phone calls cost a dime, not all that long ago                At the end of a hard days work, folks took it nice and slow                Kids laughed and played together as parents watched 'em grow                Yeah, the good life was easy to find, when phone calls cost a dime          Today we're all wired in and globally connected          Texted, Inspected, dissected and rejected          While those we hold most dear to our hearts          Are far too often, just neglected                Back when phone calls cost a dime, not all that long ago                Folks sat out on the front porch as the sun was sinkin' low                Friends stopped to talk face to face and had a lotta love to show                And the good life was easy to find, when phone calls cost a dime                Yeah, we often struggled to get by but it was such an easier time                To find some true peace of mind, when phone calls cost a dime             Copyright © by Richard Aberdeen ASCAP Copyright © by Freedom Tracks Music ASCAP        No part of this material may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including printing, photocopying, recording or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from publisher. Inquiries:  Freedom Tracks Records.  Essays entitled Revolution and Revolution -- Side B are open copyright and may be reproduced or utilized as often as one likes.