A Year or a Day

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