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When I was young
I felt the pain of those I didn’t know
I didn’t know
I want to make the world a better place

A better place
The world’s a better place, now here I am
I didn’t know
Some secrets never fall

When I was young
I thought I knew the answers to it all
So logical
I thought from A to B to C

So who laid around all day
Who didn’t even make the call
Who never even counted off
Who didn’t fight the fire

You-you-you-You didn’t
You-you-you-You didn’t

Once I held my head
I kept my chin up high, as I walked
I was so sure
I had the others by a mile
Waiting for the call
I’ve left it all behind now, oh-oh
Now that I’m wise
I make my world a better place for me

Now, I am older
I feel the pain of things I tried to do
Now, that I’m wise
Did I make the world a better place?

Who won’t fight the fire
Who won’t even make the call
Who had a really bad day
Who had nothing left to say?

You-you-you-You didn’t
No-no-no-You didn’t

Looking in the mirror
Is there no place left to hide?

Looking in the mirror
Is there no place left to hide?
I’m high among the clouds
I’m high, looking down on snow-capped peaks
Among the clouds
I’m high among the clouds, smoky clouds

Cut a groove
The trees provide the only texture now
White and blue and green
Clouds and snow, they cut the groove

You shouldn’t take the credit
You shouldn’t spin the dial
You shouldn’t make another effort
You didn’t win the trial
You couldn’t ever be bothered
You didn’t even try
You didn’t want to take a chance
And all I ask is why?

No-no-no-You didn’t
You-you-you-You didn’t
You-you-you-You didn’t no-no
You-you-you-You didn’t

Words and music (c) David R. Schneider.
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