The rebel cry of desolation   To which we used to hearken   Echoes now in isolation   As the skies in fury darken   A thousand acts of desecration   Hundreds more continue   When y'know that you are all creation   You're gonna fight 'em with all that's in you      I remember time gone by   When peace and hope and dreams were high   We followed inner visions and touched the sky   Now we who still believe won't let them die      Waters dammed to overflowing   Like tears brimming over in our eyes   Sometimes it's so hard to keep on going   When promises turn to lies   Go ahead, give in to confusion   And put aside your ideals, too   Soon you'll see only illusion   Don't care who's hurt   As long as it's not you      I remember time gone by   When peace and hope and dreams were high   We followed inner visions and touched the sky   Now we who still believe won't let them die      Sometimes a leader emerges   And is followed for awhile   Doesn't matter what he encourages   As long as he's got style   Young ones conceived in a passion   Of directions we thought enlightened   Grown-up, they follow the mood in fashion   But beneath their bravado   You know they're frightened      I remember time gone by   When peace and hope and dreams were high   We followed inner visions and touched the sky   Now we who still believe won't let them die