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Intro

Seen from the height

 Of a thousand miles

 The earth looks the same as it did

How is it we can fly faster than day

 But we can't find the things we need

Young man said the old man

 Let the youth in your heart be at rest

 We may all be dead

 In a year or a day

 When the devil is put to the test

The day of creation

Was our finest hour

It's something we ought to defend

But it's been so abused

Since the first day of light

That no glory can come in the end

Young man cried the old man

There is victory in staying alive

And if you care so little

For the world we're in

Why and what do you

Want to survive

Can't we try

 To let the past go by

 With it's lessons firmly

 Settled in our minds

 To our children one by one

 And before the darkness comes

 Let us leave a world full of light

 Of a different kind

In truth they should meet

 And with love

Their hearts should beat

 And with patience

 Solve the problems of our time

It wouldn't be so hard to do

It's only up to me and you

Let us not bequeath

A life that is a crime

Seen from the height of a thousand miles

 The earth looks the same as it did

How is it we can fly faster than day

 But we can't find the things we need

Young man cried the old man

Let the youth in your heart be at rest

We may all be dead

In a year or a day

When the devil is put to the test

Young man ...