The big line moved one mile an hour    So loud it really hurt    The big line moved so loud    It really hurt    Back in '55    We were makin' thunderbirds       We filled conveyors    We met production    Foremen didn't waste words    We met production    Foremen didn't waste words    We were young and proud    We were makin' thunderbirds       We were makin' thunderbirds    We were makin' thunderbirds    They were long and low and sleek and fast    They were all you ever heard    Back in '55    We were makin' thunderbirds       Now the years have flown and the plants have changed    And you're lucky if you work    The big line moves but you're lucky if you work    Back in '55    We were makin' thunderbirds       We were makin' thunderbirds    We were makin' thunderbirds    They were long and low and sleek and fast    They were classic in a word    Back in '55    We were makin' thunderbirds    We were young and proud    We were makin' thunderbirds    We were young and sure    We were makin' thunderbirds