Hand Me Down 45's

There’s something wrong with the world today
Folks are cleaning out their closets and throwing memories away
Trading it all on technology
But I cherish those things that my folks gave to me like my

Hand me down 45’s
Sweet soul music from before my time
I thank the good Lord for good hooks and good rhymes
And for my hand me down 45’s

I turned on the TV and what did I see
Commercials for pills with side effects I don’t need
“just ask your doctor so they can prescribe”
Ray Charles didn’t need a doctor and neither do I

Hand me down 45’s
Sweet soul music from before my time
I thank the good Lord for good hooks and good rhymes
And for my hand me down 45’s

And when the Lord blesses us with a family one of these days
We’re gonna raise our little baby on the sweet sounds of yesterday

Hand me down 45’s
Sweet soul music from before my time
I thank the good Lord for good hooks and good rhymes
And for my hand me down 45’s

Hand me down 45’s
Sweet soul music from before my time
I thank the good Lord for good hooks and good rhymes
And for my hand me down 45’s
I thank the good Lord for good hooks and good rhymes
And for my hand me down 45’s
Yes I thank the good Lord for good hooks and good rhymes
And for my hand me down 45’s