SUPPOSE THE WORLD WAS YOUNG Suppose the world was young And we were here from the start Suppose our old world Was blooming and whole Suppose we could fall asleep each night And never have to grieve Over things someone else Screwed up Suppose the world was young And we were here from the start Suppose we could bring up the earth From the ground up like we want Yes, we would do everything To change what we have made it into Indeed, meadows are green Indeed, the sky is blue Indeed, the stars are beautiful But still You, who live on a planet Filled with war and loneliness Say, how far are you prepared to go Suppose the world was young And we were here from the start Suppose we didn't have to walk Around among asphalt and concrete We would try to do everything We ought to have done before Suppose the world was young (X2) And we were here from the start Suppose our old world Was blooming and whole Suppose we could fall asleep each night And never have to grieve Over things somebody else Screwed up Suppose the world was young And we were here from the start Suppose we could build up the earth From the ground up like we want Yes, we would do everything To change what we have made it into