And oh the stories
In a brick bungalow in Chicago
And oh the conversations
In a small crowded house in Jersey
I'll never understand
Why people these days don't care about people those days
The days when we went far

Would you tell me?
Would you let me in?
What was it like?

We're genuine
And brave like the first time we loved
We did it ourselves
We broke all the rules
That's when we were young

We were young
We weren't the only ones who were the lonely ones
We were the daughters and sons
When an engine and wheels
Could take any man to a new life
A new dress a practiced smile
Could make any girl the perfect wife

Would you tell me?
Would you let me in?
What was it like?

We're genuine
And brave like the first time we loved
We did it ourselves
We broke all the rules
That's when we were young

We were young
We weren't the only ones
I feel it down in my soul
And I know

I know you asked me
""Where have the genuine gone?""
I'm still one
I'm still one

We're genuine
And brave like the first time we loved
We did it ourselves
We broke all the rules
That's when we were young
That's when we were young
That's when we were young

We're genuine
And brave like the first time we loved
I'm still here and you're still young
An endless horizon
What have you done