There's a picture of Grandpa and Grandma
Outside of an old A&W
He's got his rimmed glasses on, her hair's in a bun
You can tell that they thought they were cool

Sometimes I ask grandpa about it
What it was like growing up like they did
Oh and I love the way it lights up his face
Every time he goes back there again

To big cars, big dreams
When you could work on a farm and make a living
I think progress is fine but every once in a while 
I wish the 50's could come back in style

He said, I've seen some changes you haven't seen
From general stores to super Walmart's
From black and white to colour, smaller, cheaper, faster
And if I could, I'd still turn that clock back

'Cause life was so good that all that we had 

Were big cars, big dreams
When you could work on a farm and make a living
I think progress is fine but every once in a while
I wish the 50's could come back in style

So baby why don't we park at the drive in tonight
Fog the windows and trace our names inside
And I'll take you home like I used to do
And we'll talk on the porch 'til midnight 

About big cars, big dreams
When you could work on a farm and make a living
I think progress is fine but every once in a while
I wish the 50's could come back in style
Oh, I wish the 50's could come back in style