Will it ever be the same again

[Verse 1]
I remember when our neighbor wore a smile
When he didn't looked so worried all the while
Where are all the joy
Happy girls and boys
Those old and golden are out of style

Will it ever be the same again?
Will it ever be the same?
Will we ever be content again?
We have just ourselves to blame

The chills and play
The live-long day
With not a thought or care
Now every-body meets some-body
With a doubtful stare

Oh, will we think of anything but the dollar and its worth?
Will we ever read of anything but the fright upon this Earth?
In days of yore
A pal meant more
And life was sweater then
Will it ever be the same again?

[Verse 2]
Seems just like this world about is money mad
Every-body comes for things they never had
There's no time for play
Work both night and day
Those old and golden days would make us laugh

Will it ever be the same again?
Will it ever be the same?
How things have changed with all of us
Since prohibition came

When friends would call
You take them all
Down to the pallor floor
Now every-body take some-body
To their cellar door

Oh, will we see that shine again?
With a foam upon the top
Will we see that stuff again?
That made us talk back to a cop

I'm not a crank
I'm not a tank
I'm thirsty now-and-then
Will it ever be the same again?

[Verse 3]
Will it ever be the same again?
Will it ever be the same?
When a quarter bought a dozen eggs
And the hen from wince it came

When they would bake
A sugar cake
There was no worry cooked
Now every-body carry sugar in their pocket-book

Oh, what good are those monkey millionaires
Though they have our big bank roll
A man today is very rich
If he owns a ton of coal

Now this is true
A leather [?]ew
I owned in nineteen-ten
Will it ever be the same again?