Eddie Mugavero: music
WHEN MEN WERE BUILT LIKE BUICKS
(Written by Eddie Mugavero & David Spear-Sung by David Spear & the Darts)
David had an uncanny knack of suggesting song titles that were so rich, they were easy to write. This is one that I grabbed onto immediately. I always wanted to write a tribute to the "greatest generation" ever, our fathers, and this was the perfect vehicle, pun intended. To make it even more real, our family car was always a Buick while I was growing up. I wrote all the lyrics first, almost as poetry, then put it to music. It's always been a very special song to me. That's Jennie Hoeft playing the anvil.
WHEN MEN WERE BUILT LIKE BUICKS
WHEN MEN WERE BUILT LIKE BUICKS
OF EVEN TEMPERED STEEL
THESE WHITE WALL KNIGHTS IN ARMOR
WERE STEADY AT THE WHEEL
SO REGAL YET SO HUMBLE
WITH CONFIDENCE AND CLASS
WHEN MEN WERE BUILT LIKE BUICKS
THEIR LOVE WAS BUILT TO LAST
WHEN MEN WERE BUILT LIKE BUICKS
THEIR FAITH WOULD SHINE LIKE CHROME
THESE STRONG AND SILENT WARRIORS
WOULD PARK THEIR HEARTS AT HOME
AND CARRY THE WHOLE FAMILY
AND DO IT WITHOUT FLASH
WHEN MEN WERE BUILT LIKE BUICKS
THEIR LOVE WAS BUILT TO LAST
THAT WAS AMERICA
AND ALL THE WORLD WAS WATCHING
AND FOLLOWING OUR STARS
WE MUST TURN BACK AND FIND AMERICA
I BELIEVE THE JOURNEY STARTS AND ENDS
IN OUR OWN BACKYARD
WHEN MEN WERE BUILT LIKE BUICKS
LIKE MY FATHER AND HIS TOO
THERE WERE NO STORMS OR DETOURS
THEY COULDN’T DRIVE RIGHT THROUGH
OH THEY DON’T MAKE 'EM LIKE THE OLD DAYS
THESE CLASSICS OF THE PAST
WHEN MEN WERE BUILT LIKE BUICKS
THEIR LOVE WAS BUILT TO LAST