REMEMBER THE BLESSINGS We met and we married a long time ago, we worked long hours when wages were low, No TV, no wireless, no bath, times were hard, Just cold water taps and a walk in the yard, No holidays aboard, no posh carpets on floors, But we had coal on the fire & we didn't lock doors. Our children arrived, no pill in those days, And we brought them all up without any state aid, They were quite safe to go out in the park, But then that's when old folks could go out in the dark. No valium, no drugs & no LSD, We cured most of our ills with a hot cup of tea, But if you were sick you were treated at once, No fill in this form & come back in six months. No vandals, no muggings, there was nothing to rob, And we were quite rich with a couple of bob, People were happier in those far-off days, Kinder & more caring in so many ways, Milkmen & paperboys used to whistle and sing, A night at the pictures was having a fling ! We all get our share of struggle & strife, And we just have to face it, its the pattern of life, But now I'm alone, I look back through the years, I don't think of the hard times, the troubles, the tears, I remember the blessings, our home and our love, And that we shared them together and I thank God above.