In the morning we built the In the afternoon through its streets Evening saw us
We wandered through our days as if they would end All of us imagined we had endless time to We hardly saw the crossroads and attention gave To landmarks on the journey from the to the grave, to the grave, cradle to the grave
Did you to dream in the morning? Abandon dreams in the Wait without hope in the
Did you there in the traces and let 'em feed you lies? Did you along behind them wearing blinkers on your eyes? Did you kiss the foot that kicked you, did you thank for scorn? Did you ask for forgiveness for the act of being born, act of born, act of being born?
Did you alter the of the city? Make any change in the world you Or did you all the warnings?
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 mouth shut, were you seen but never heard? Did you to be obedient and jump to at a word, jump to at a word, jump to at a
Did you demand any The who and the what and the why? Did you ever question the
Did you stand aside and let 'em while you took second best? Did you let 'em skim the cream off and give to you the Did you for the shoddy and did you think it right To let 'em rob you right and left and never a fight, never make a fight, never make a
did you learn in the morning? How much did you in the afternoon? Were you content in the
Did they teach you how to question when you were at the Did the factory help you, you the maker or the tool? Did the place where you were enrich your life and then Did you some understanding of all your fellow men, all your men, all your fellow men?