Boomers

Back when my mama was going to high school
The girls had to wear a skirt every day, no matter what the weather
That was the rule
cnd when she said, “Hey! I think I wanna be a doctor,”
They said, “Silly thing, don't you mean you want to be a nurse?”

Now don't get me wrong, I like to wear skirts
cnd far be it from me to ever put down a nurse
But that's not the point, the point is, you see
They told her you can't be what you wanna be
‘Cause you're a woman, in this generation

So all the kids said, “Hey man, we gotta change the situation
‘Cause we know that if we stand our ground and really stick together
We can change this nation (and they did!)

I wanna thank the boomers
I wanna thank the boomers
There wasn't nothing on the internet, no cell phones yet
The olden days

cnd in my father's generation
Some young men didn't wanna go to war
They said, “We've got a right to live, man,
This fighting's not the same as before”

I wanna thank the boomers
I wanna thank the boomers
There wasn't nothing on the internet, no cell phones yet
The olden days

Socially aware, with no social media
Growing long and luscious hair
To stick it to the man

Thank you for desegregation
Thank you for a better nation
Thanks for all the ways in which we lead a better life now

Thanks for trying to fix the wrong
Thanks for making women strong
Thanks for all the ways in which the world is better right now

Oh, oh whoa, I wanna thank the boomers
Oh, oh whoa, I wanna thank the boomers
Oh, oh whoa, I wanna thank the boomers
Oh, oh whoa, I wanna thank the boomers