Childhood Sing-A-Longs

Mr. Bitchford and I were sitting here chatting about old songs we remembered. I started talking about how my parents used to make my sister and I take drives in the country with them. I would always whine, but then it would end up being lots of fun. My parents were Oak Ridge Boys' fans, so we always had some happening cassettes in the car. I started to sing some of the songs to Mr. Bitchford, and he started laughing at the lyrics. At the time, I didn't know what I was singing. I was just a kid, and I thought it was fun to belt out the lyrics. I'll share a few with you.



Easy by The Oak Ridge Boys

All the boys called her easy

Took her to drive-in movies

And bragged about the good times they had



The girls talked about her

And had parties without her

And wondered why a girl would let herself go so bad



They called her easy, easy

And laughed about how easy she was

They called her easy, easy

They said she was easy to love



They didn't care if she was lonely

They didn't care if she was only reachin' out

The only way she could



They didn't try to understand her

And this smalltown talk branded her

With names that said she wasn't any good



They called her easy, easy

And laughed about how easy she was

They called her easy, easy

They said she was easy to love



Easy's child came early

It seemed in such a hurry

For one who'd go through life without a name



Easy's eyes were brighter

Than the moonlight on the water

When they handed her the child no one would claim



My friends thought I was crazy

To love Easy and her baby

They said I was a fool, but I just smiled



'Cause love is what you make it

Any way you finally take it

It's the only thing that makes life worthwhile



Now she's easy, easy

And life is not as lonely as it was

Because she's easy, she's easy

She's so easy to love



Now she's easy, easy

And life is not as lonely .......



Yes, this song is about a young girl that had sex with all of the boys. She became pregnant, and some fool claimed her baby, but it wasn't really his. Oh, how I loved singing this song. Mrs. Flax and I will sometimes get this cranked up real loud in the car and belt it out to this day.



Here's another one.



Trying to Love Two Women by The Oak Ridge Boys

Trying to love two women is like a ball and chain.

Trying to love two women is like a ball and chain.

Sometimes the pleasure ain't worth the strain.

It's a long old grind, and it tires your mind.



Trying to hold two women is tearing me apart.

Trying to hold two women is tearing me apart.

One's got my money, the other's got my heart.

It's a long old grind, and it tires your mind.



When you try to please two women, you can't please yourself.

When you try to please two women, you can't please yourself.

At best it's only half good; a man can't stock two shelves.

It's a long old grind, and it tires your mind.



Yep, it's a song about a man with two wives/girlfriends. My favorite line is, "At best it's only half good; a man can't stock two shelves." Ha! That's just funny. The truth is that I still love riding around by myself and blasting these songs. I don't usually admit it because not too many 30-somethings want to admit to being an Oak Ridge Boys' fan, but it's what I am. Oh, and my favorite one is William Lee Golden. I love all of that hair. *sigh*