Rockie burned up the movie screen
And I was turning seventeen
Tie-dyed shirts and Levis jeans
Lookin cool at the Dairy Queen
Tryin to impress
A young woman in her Sunday dress
And that was 1976
Didn't know who I was yet
A pretty little blonde haired girl
Stole my heart and changed my world
Two kids and a moonlit sky
A little love on a Friday night
Built a fire that just won't quit
That was 1976
My high school days I packed away
Set my sights on a bigger stage
Jimmy Carter moved to DC
A Georgia boy just like me
Life seemed easy
Nothing much that we needed
That was 1976
Didn't know who I was yet
A pretty little blonde haired girl
Stole my heart and changed my world
Two kids and a moonlit sky
A little love on a Friday night
Built a fire that just won't quit
That was 1976
Eight track tapes were still in style
And Elvis was still alive
Wonder Woman sure looked fine
Bionic Man was still Prime Time
And that girl I liked
We kept on trying till we got it right
And that was 1976
Didn't know who I was yet
A pretty little blonde haired girl
Stole my heart and changed my world
Two kids and a moonlit sky
A little love on a Friday night
Built a fire that just won't quit
That was 1976
Yeah, that was 1976
Didn't know who we were yet
Built a fire that just won't quit
And that was 1976
We built a fire that just won't quit
That was 1976