"There's a black girl singin' in the morning before church    cause she wants things just right   There's a white boy holdin' his head    cause he stayed out too late last night   At the same time Mamma's yellin'    move your asses or I'll leave you behind   The god lord don't wait for sinners all day   especially sinners of your kind.      CHORUS:   The old days   The old ways of the drive-in picture show.   It's a fact, if it was opened baby, you and me, we'd surely go.   The picture rolls by, soundtrack low, but we don't see a thing.   Feel around in the middle of your popcorn box,    at the bottom is a diamond ring. (yes)   I love you, could you, hold me tight,   like we're pretending it ain't about black or white.      Sun burns hot early in the morning    small town, best hush my mouth.   We've all got closets that we live in.   Down at Baker's house   the right fun with the wrong one   that's things we don't talk about.   Hell always seems to rise to the surface   on that you can count.      CHORUS:   The old days   The old ways of the drive-in picture show   It's a fact, if it was opened baby, you and me, we'd surely go   the picture rolls by, soundtrack low, but we don't see a thing.   Feel around in the middle of your popcorn box,    at the bottom is a diamond ring. (yes)   I love you, could you, hold me tight,   like we're pretending it ain't about black or white.      Young man makes a young man's stand,   tries to stand up tall.   Old man from the same clan    bangs his head against the wall.   Life's rough, it just get's tougher   but that ain't no thing, it's always one thing   or another, let me tell you brother....   Shut your mouth boy and sing.      CHORUS:   The old days   The old ways of the drive-in picture show   It's a fact, if it was opened baby, you and me, we'd surely go   the picture rolls by, soundtrack low, but we don't see a thing.   Feel around in the middle of your popcorn box,    at the bottom is a diamond ring. (yes)   I love you, could you, hold me tight,   like we're pretending it ain't about black or white.      I love you, could you, hold me tight,   like we're pretending it ain't about black or white."