| My daddy told me stories about | 
| How this country was when I was just a kid | 
| How people took the time to care | 
| And took a lot of pride in the things they did | 
| And I can’t help but wonder | 
| What happened to that spirit | 
| Down through the years | 
| It is something we have forgotten | 
| Or something that we just don’t want to hear | 
| It’s a sign of the times we’re in | 
| When we can’t find the time to help a friend | 
| Or show a little more compassion to | 
| The problems in each other’s lives | 
| We’re more concerned with makin' money | 
| Than stayin' home lovin' our family | 
| And I wish I could change the things I see | 
| In the signs of the times | 
| If you need to borrow money now | 
| They want to know how many assets you can claim | 
| It’s not like it was back years ago | 
| When Grandpa borrowed money simply on his name | 
| And it sure does seem a pity | 
| But a man’s word don’t count for much here anymore | 
| And I wish I could turn the clock back to | 
| The way my daddy said it was before | 
| It’s a sign of the times we’re in | 
| When we can’t find the time to help a friend | 
| Or show a little more compassion to | 
| The problems in each other’s lives | 
| We’re more concerned with makin' money | 
| Than stayin' home lovin' our family | 
| And I wish I could change the things I see | 
| In the signs of the times | 
| It’s a sign of the times we’re in | 
| When we can’t find the time to help a friend | 
| Or show a little more compassion to | 
| The problems in each other’s lives | 
| We’re more concerned with makin' money | 
| Than stayin' home lovin' our family | 
| And I wish I could change the things I see | 
| In the signs of the times | 
| And I wish I could change the things I see | 
| In the signs of the times |