Lyrics

There was a time when you and I thought we could make the world a better place,
Live our lives in better ways than our moms and dads
It was a time, do you remember, with the hope of a new order
Of a world with justice and peace far from the one we had

You and I still loved each other, still marveled at the wonder of us
Me and you, one from two, still felt so strong and timeless

AND FOR A WHILE THEY WENT, OBLIVIOUS TO
THE IRON RULE OF DISENCHANTMENT
BEFORE TOO LONG, THE YEARS INSIDIOUS,
THEY STUMBLED ON ROUTINE IMPEDIMENTS

Was it the grind of daily labors, paying the mortgage, driving a minivan
Or was it fatigue from giving it all each day for the man?
Was it the dates we skipped, the little lies, the silences, the stupid fights
Or was it piano lessons, Little League and talent shows?

You and I lost sight of what had made us us in the first place
Me and you, the world unmoved, let life undo our embrace

FAR FROM THEIR DREAMS, THE HOPES THEY CARRIED IN THEIR YOUTHFUL HEARTS,
THE WAYS THEY THOUGHT THEY’D LIVE THEIR LIVES
JUST LIKE THEIR MOMS AND DADS, DRAGGING ALONG THEIR ACHING HEARTS
BENT ON SURVIVAL, EYES OFF THE PRIZE

Now is a time when you and I lament the world for all its flaws
But live our lives in ways that keep it all the same
It is a time, I hate to say it, we see the world we take for granted
Letting it die like the promises and love we once proclaimed