Expert: Nancy Wood - 11/22/2008

Question
this lyric is in my head and i cannot figure out who sings the song or what the name of the song is but it goes a little like this  our mother smoked and drank our cribs were lined with lead based paint um it was a differant world it was a differant life when we were boys n girls thats all i can remember of the song if you could help me out it would be greatly appreciated

Answer
It's done by Bucky Covington, one of artists from American Idol:

We were born to mothers who smoked and drank
Our cribs were covered in lead-based paint
No childproof lids
No seatbelts in cars
Rode bikes with no helmets
and still here we are
Still here we are

We got daddy's belt when we misbehaved
Had three TV channels you got up to change
No video games and no satellite
All we had were friends and they were outside
Playing outside

It was a different life
When we were boys and girls
Not just a different time
It was a different world

School always started the same everyday
the pledge of allegiance, then someone would pray
not every kid made the team when they tried
We got disappointed but that was alright

We turned out alright

It was a different life
When we were boys and girls
Not just a different time
It was a different world

No bottled water
We'd drink from a garden hose
And every Sunday,
All the stores were closed.

It was a different life
When we were boys and girls
Not just a different time
It was a different world

It was a different life
When we were boys and girls
Not just a different time
It was a different world

It was a different world