Seen from the height   Of a thousand miles   The earth looks the same as it did   How is it we can fly faster than day   But we can't find the things we need      Young man said the old man   Let the youth in your heart be at rest   We may all be dead   In a year or a day   When the devil is put to the test ...      The day of creation   Was our finest hour   It's something we ought to defend   But it's been so abused   Since the first day of light   That no glory can come in the end      Young man cried the old man   There is victory in staying alive   And if you care so little   For the world we're in   Why and what do you   Want to survive      Can't we try   To let the past go by   With it's lessons firmly   Settled in our minds   To our children one by one   And before the darkness comes    Let us leave a world full of light   Of a different kind      In truth they should meet   And with love   Their hearts should beat   And with patience   Solve the problems of our time   It wouldn't be so hard to do   It's only up to me and you   Let us not bequeath   A life that is a crime      Young man cried the old man   Let the youth in your heart be at rest   We may all be dead   In a year or a day   When the devil is put to the test      Young man ...