When I was just a child My world it was so small The empty playground swings The corner shop, the penny drinks The backyard walls Of a brave new world As those years passed by I never thought to try To memorise the dreams The childhood fantasies Of a brave new world Some things change, some stay the same Some don't even notice, some feel the strain It's everyone's fault and nobody's blame And who can say if that's too much to ask? When I was twenty-four My small world closed the door I felt like I should cry I saw men born to kill and born to die For this brave new world So now I'm old and grey And life has passed my way Those tears have all run dry Death's desperation lies on every eye In this brave new world Some things change, some stay the same Some don't even notice, some feel the strain It's everyone's fault and nobody's blame And who can say if that's too much to ask Of a brave new world? You know you were dreaming You know that the streets weren't paved with gold You know you were dreaming It's part of the scheme of things That "Brother Thrush" grows old