Tell Me 'bout the Good Old Days

I've been on a bit of a Judds kick the past couple of days.  "Grandpa" was always one of my favorite Judds songs. It was released back in 1985 but its message is even more pertinent today.

In a world that is ever increasingly diverging from morals and values, the questions posed in this song seem more valid today than ever.

"Did lovers really fall in love to stay?  And stand beside each other come what may?"

"Is a promise really something people kept? Not just something they would say? (And then forget)"

"Did families really bow their heads to pray? And daddies really never go away?"

Unfortunately daddies do go away.  Fewer families bow their heads to pray.  Promises are something people just say -- and then forget.  Lovers don't stand beside each other come what may-- only when it's convenient.

People are becoming more and more selfish.  Nobody wants to take responsibility for their actions or choices. It's always somebody else's fault.  A person's word, vows, promises mean nothing.  Like the song says, they are just something people say and then forget. Fathers think nothing about walking out on their families and destroying their children. Sadly, it's much worse now than it was 30 years ago.

Grandpa, tell me 'bout the good old days.

That's my two cents.