Many years ago, he looked out through a glassless window   All that he could see was Babylon   Beautiful green fields and dreams and learn to measure the stars   But there was a worry in his heart      He said, "How could it come to this?   I'm really worried about living   How could it come to this?   Yeah, I really want to know about this"      Is it like today? Ah, ah   Then there came a day, moved out across the Mediterranean   Came to western isles and the Greek young men   And with their silver beards they laughed at the unknown of the universe   They could sit and guess God's name      But they said, "How could it come to this?   We're really worried about living   How could it come to this?   Yeah, we really want to know about this"      Is it like today? Ah, ah   Then there followed days of kings, empires and revolution   Blood just looks the same when you open the veins   But sometimes it was faith, power or reason as the cornerstone   But the furrowed brow has never left his face      He said, "How could it come to this?   We've living in a landslide   How could it come to this?   Yeah, we really want to know about this"      Is it like today? Ah, ah   Then there came a day, man packed up flew off from the planet   He went to the moon, to the moon      Now he's out in space, hey, fixing all the problems   He comes face to face with God      He says, "How could it come to this?   I'm really worried about my creation   How did it comes to this?   You're really killing me, you know"      It isn't just today? Ah, ah   Is it like today? Ah, ah   Is it like today? Ah, bang   Ooh, aah, ooh      Many years ago, he looked out through a glassless window   Didn't understand, watch what he saw