Intro: then (x4) Verse: 1 One day the kids will have a clue They can fill you in Research would have taken hours Verse: 2 Walking backwards just to get To your present Where you might find common ground All your old friends Scared of the end Verse: 3 Maybe I'll write a dissertation Or keep it to myself Seems it's shorter every year Verse: 4 What we're calling generations It's almost to the hour Do you remember when? Old man stay quiet It's not your time Way out I know time to let go Who said it lasts forever? These words play on Long since I've gone It's heavy on my soul Last night I tried For the last time Way out I know time to let go Who said it lasts forever? These words play on Long since I've gone It's heavy on my soul Outro: (x2)