Prices Of Yesterday

I still remember when I was a teen And the cost of living prices I had seen, I still remember some of the cost Now as I look back, I am now at a complete loss. A can of pop then cost just 0.15 cents I still can remember that expense, And 60 cents was what we paid for a gallon of milk Now it's as expensive as silk. Sugar was just 39 cents for 3 pounds 24,000 dollars was the cost of a house in most towns, Eggs was just 60 cents a dozen And every Sunday after church we'd feed my cousin. 25 cents was the price for a loaf of bread Only 25 cents as I remember, and have said, Movie tickets were just about 1.55 Gasoline was 36 cents a gallon when we took a drive. My dad earned yearly less than 10 thousand dollars And I still remember about high prices were his screams and hollers, And it was just 59 cents for 5 pounds of flour Minimum wage was then just 2.10 an hour. 6 cents was a postage stamp's price And a dollar was for a 10 pound bag of rice, This was then the cost of living And still we are complaining and complaining and grief giving. Now I think back when my father was just a lad And the low prices that he then had, And then maybe how his father told him a story About all the lower prices when he was a young boy. Remember this to all those who truly does care The rich will always want to be a millionaire, And no matter how sneaky or devious or stealthy Businesses and companies will do all they can to be wealthy. Randy L. McClave