As You Are

as you are i once was - as i am you will be
 all over the world are people like you and me
 a bunch of sour apples on the old family tree
 and billions of kids - i'm afraid they're all yours and mine
 but all we have in common is the way that we whine
 as you are i once was - as i am you will be
 they're mad at the world but the world doesn't care
 who swims in her water who breathes all her air
 mother earth didn't burn when the dinosaurs all left home
 but they left a little note written down with their bones
 as you are i once was - as i am you will be
 farewell to modern warfare - hello eternity
 i've got some good news bad news
 at the end i'm you and you are me
 don't be a sore loser - you're not even lost
 so crawl out of your bunker climb down from your cross
 'cause the answer is love to the question we're all too stupid to ask