When The World Was Young

G It's been a long and amazing time, how it's wasted is such a crime F#m And the stories we heard still echo in the distance Filled with promises and pain, we had everything to gain C C C C But the pride that comes before a fall is with us G G G Lights are on and nobody's home, we've gone from color to monochrome Gm Like some faded photograph with ghostly faces E Whether enemy or a friend, it's the message that we send F We will never change without until we change within Fm7sus4 Back when the world was so young (when the world was young) G To the day when the first song was sung (when the world was young) G We chose our own way to black, white or gray G When the world was young G Are we learning from the past or has it all been already cast G Who can change the course of a war against all reason G There was one prevailing wind and we said we've got to make a stand G And now the barrier's between us for a treason