When I was a boy,
the world was better spot.
What was so, was so.
What was not, was not.
Now I am a man,
world have changed a lot,
some things nearly so,
others nearly not.
There are times I almost think
I am not sure
of what I absolutely know.
Very often find confusion
in conclusion I concluded long ago.
In my head are many facts
that as a student
I have studied to procure.
In my head are many facts
of which I wish I was more certain.
I was sure. is
a puzzlement.
Shall I join with other na
tions in alliance?
If allies are weak,
am I not best alone?
If allies are strong with power
to protect me,
might they not protect me out of all I own?
Is a danger to be trusting one another?
One will seldom want to
do what other wishes
But unless someday
somebody trusts somebody
There'll be nothing left on earth
excepting fishes
There are times I almost
think nobody's sure
of what he absolutely needs
Everybody find confusion in conclusion
he concluded long ago
Can it puzzle me to learn
that though a man may be in doubt
of what he knows
Very quickly will he fight,
he'll fight to prove that what he does not know is so
Oh, sometimes I think that
people going mad
Oh, sometimes I think that
people not so bad
But no matter what I think,
I must go on living life
As leader of my kingdom,
I must go forth
Each father to my children,
and husband to each wife,
et cetera, et cetera, and so forth.
If my Lord in heaven would I show the way,
Every day I'd try to live another day.
If my Lord in heaven would
I show the way,
Every day I'd do my best for
one more day.
But Is a puzzlement!