All this time has whittled away   Like so many days in one   Back and forth the leaders sway   Backin' it up with guns      Superpowers flex their wings   Hold the world on puppet strings   Egos will feed while citizens bleed   That's always the way it goes      When will the world listen to reason   I've a feelin' it'll be a long time   When will the truth come in to season   I've a feelin' it'll be a long time   I've a feelin' it'll be a long time      All the want is what they can defend   Before their time is up   Make the same mistakes again   Heard it all before      Superpowers flex their wings   Hold the world on puppet strings   Egos will feed while citizens bleed   That's always the way it goes      When will the world listen to reason   I've a feelin' it'll be a long time   When will the truth come in to season   I've a feelin' it'll be a long time   I've a feelin' it'll be a long time   I've a feelin' it'll be a long time      Well if they tried, maybe they'd see   It'd do a little good to let the world be free   Handshake and a smile, gets you on through   Then turn it all around with a suicide move      But you know it's not foolin' anyone but me   You gotta make yourself see what you want to see   But you know it's not foolin' anyone but me   You gotta make yourself see what you want to see      I say yeah, "Superpowers flex their wings   Hold the world on puppet strings   Egos will feed while citizens bleed   That's always the way it goes"      When will the world listen to reason   I've a feelin' it'll be a long time   When will the truth come in to season   I've a feelin' it'll be a long time   I've a feelin' it'll be a long time