I must have dreamed a thousand dreams
Been haunted by a million screams
But I can hear the marching feet

They're moving into the street

Now, did you read the news today?

They say the danger has gone away
But I can see the fire's still alight
They're burning into the night


There's too many men, too many people
Making too many problems

And there's not much love to go around
Can't you see this is a land of confusion?


This is the world we live in
And these are the hands we're given
Use them and let's start trying

To make it a place worth living in

Oh, superman, where are you now?

When everything's gone wrong somehow?
The men of steel, these men of power
Are losing control by the hour


This is the time, this is the place
So we look for the future

But there's not much love to go around
Tell me why this is a land of confusion


This is the world we live in
And these are the hands we're given
Use them and let's start trying

To make it a place worth living in

I remember long ago

When the sun was shining
And all the stars were bright all through the night
In the wake of this madness, as I held you tight

So long ago

I won't be coming home tonight

My generation will put it right
We're not just making promises
That we know we'll never keep


There's too many men, too many people
Making too many problems

And there's not much love to go round
Can't you see this is a land of confusion?


Now, this is the world we live in
And these are the hands we're given
Use them and let's start trying

To make it a place worth fighting for

This is the world we live in

And these are the names we're given
Stand up and let's start showing
Just where our lives are going to