[Verse 1] We were three little girls from school One was pretty, one was smart, and one was a borderline fool But shes still good looking, that woman hadnt slipped a bit The smart one used her head, she made her fortune And me, I cross the border every chance I get [Chorus] We were the girls of the 50s Stoned rock and rollers in the 60s And more than our names got changed As the 70s slipped on by Now were 80s ladies There aint been much these ladies aint tried [Verse 2] Weve been educated, weve got liberated And had complicating matters with men Oh weve said I do and weve signed I dont And weve sworn wed never do that again [Verse 3] Oh we burned our bras and we burned our dinners And we burned our candles at both ends And weve had some children Who look just like the way we did back then Oh but were all grown up now, all grown up None of us can tell you quite how You might also like[Chorus] We were the girls of the 50s Stoned rock and rollers in the 60s And more than our names got changed As the 70s slipped on by Now were 80s ladies There aint been much these ladies aint tried [Tag, softly, singsong] A my name is Alice Im gonna marry Artie Were gonna sell apples And live in Arkansas B my name is Betty Im gonna marry Bobby Were gonna sell beans And live in Brazil C my name is Connie Im gonna marry Charlie Were gonna sell cars And live in California
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