Words and Music by 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