In the morning we built the In the afternoon walked its streets Evening saw us
We wandered through our days as if they never end All of us imagined we had endless time to We hardly saw the crossroads and small gave To landmarks on the from the cradle to the grave, cradle to the grave, cradle to the
Did you learn to dream in the dreams in the afternoon? Wait without hope in the
Did you there in the traces and let 'em feed you lies? Did you trail along them wearing blinkers on your eyes? Did you kiss the foot that kicked you, did you thank for their Did you ask for forgiveness for the act of being born, act of being born, act of born?
Did you alter the of the city? any change in the world you found? Or did you observe all the
Did you read the trespass notices, did you keep off the Did you up the pavements just to let your betters pass? Did you learn to keep your mouth shut, were you but never heard? Did you learn to be obedient and to at a word, to at a word, jump to at a word?
Did you demand any The who and the what and the reason Did you ever question the
Did you stand aside and let 'em choose you took second best? Did you let 'em the cream off and give to you the rest? Did you settle for the and did you think it right To let 'em rob you right and and never make a fight, never a fight, never make a fight?
did you learn in the morning? How did you know in the afternoon? Were you content in the
Did teach you how to question when you were at the school? Did the help you, were you the maker or the tool? Did the place where you were living enrich life and then Did you reach some understanding of all your men, all fellow men, all your fellow men?