A Different World - Laurie Anderson

We were born to mothers who smoked and drank

Our cribs were covered in lead-based paint

No childproof lids

No seatbelts in cars

Rode bikes with no helmets

And still here we are

Still here we are

We got daddy’s belt when we misbehaved

Had three TV channels you got up to change

No video games and no satellite

All we had were friends and they were outside

Playing outside

It was a different life

When we were boys and girls

Not just a different time

It was a different world

School always started the same everyday

The pledge of allegiance, then someone would pray

Not every kid made the team when they tried

We got disappointed but that was alright

We turned out alright

It was a different life

When we were boys and girls

Not just a different time

It was a different world

No bottled water

We’d drink from a garden hose

And every Sunday,

All the stores were closed.

It was a different life

When we were boys and girls

Not just a different time

It was a different world

It was a different life

When we were boys and girls

Not just a different time

It was a different world

It was a different world