It was only yesterday   When I heard the teacher say   Patiently, one and two make three   We were children, you and me   Let us pray for the ones they call   The children of today   Nothin' left but promises   Nothin' much is certain   All we see is want and need across the board, why thank you lord   We're livin' in the glory of your care   Skies of blue have all turned brown   To the sound of cryin   Lord abide, let us stem the tide   Of broken dreams   Sometimes you seem to tell us   It's too late for prayin'      See the ocean wild and blue   Think of all that's in her   She will not surrender to the likes of us, but then she must   They tell us, wise men tell us, it's too late   For each child with eyes that smile   There'll be ten more cryin'   Lord abide, let us stem the time   Of helplessness   But then I guess we're livin'   Is it too late for prayin'      Nothin' here but grains of sand   Nothin' much worth savin'   Guess we've all got problems of our own to bear, and still we share   Tomorrow could get better than today   To the ones who've loved in vain   Will ya be beholden   Lord abide, let us stem the tide   Of broken dreams   Sometimes ya seem to tell us   It's too late for prayin'