When The World Was Young

It's been a long and amazing time, how it's wasted is such a crime
 And the stories we heard still echo in the distance
 Filled with promises and pain, we had everything to gain
 But the pride that comes before a fall is with us
 Lights are on and nobody's home, we've gone from color to monochrome
 Like some faded photograph with ghostly faces
 Whether enemy or a friend, it's the message that we send
 We will never change without until we change within
 Chorus:
 Back when the world was so young (when the world was young)
 To the day when the first song was sung (when the world was young)
 We chose our own way to black, white or gray
 When the world was young
 Are we learning from the past or has it all been already cast
 Who can change the course of a war against all reason
 There was one prevailing wind and we said we've got to make a stand
 And now the barrier's between us for a treason