Bob Seger

Makin' Thunderbirds

Bob Seger


The big line moved one mile an hour 
So loud it really hurt 
The big line moved so loud 
It really hurt 
Back in '55 
We were makin' thunderbirds 

We filled conveyors 
We met production 
Foremen didn't waste words 
We met production 
Foremen didn't waste words 
We were young and proud 
We were makin' thunderbirds 

We were makin' thunderbirds 
We were makin' thunderbirds 
They were long and low and sleek and fast 
They were all you ever heard 
Back in '55 
We were makin' thunderbirds 

Now the years have flown and the plants have changed 
And you're lucky if you work 
The big line moves but you're lucky if you work 
Back in '55 
We were makin' thunderbirds 

We were makin' thunderbirds 
We were makin' thunderbirds 
They were long and low and sleek and fast 
They were classic in a word 
Back in '55 
We were makin' thunderbirds 
We were young and proud 
We were makin' thunderbirds 
We were young and sure 
We were makin' thunderbirds