In the beginning of it all   There was the land and the sea and the sky   Then into the middle of it all   There came man to live on the land      And then a great nation   Put into operation an evolutionary plan   Now mighty corporations   And politicians rule the land      Wish I could remember when   We were more innocent   Than all of those violent bitter men      The world was much younger then   But we were much wiser then   Before we were full of discontent      It's too bad the simple ways came sadly to an end   I guess that's the difference between now and then   In the beginning of it all   There was the land      We were much younger then   But we were much wiser then   We never questioned why or when      One day we'll be born again, our lovers and friends will remain   To live in a world without suffering, pain   And I can see a day when enemies are friends   And there'll be no distance between now and then      In the beginning of it all   There was the land