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In the morning we built this city
In the afternoon walked through its streets
Evening saw us leaving

We wandered through our days as if they would never end
All of us imagined we had endless time to spend
We hardly saw the crossroads
And small attention gave
To landmarks on the journey
From the cradle to the grave
Cradle to the grave, cradle to the grave

Did you learn to dream in the morning
Abandon dreams in the afternoon
Wait without hope in the evening

Did you stand there in the traces and let them feed you lies
Did you trail along behind them wearing blinkers on your eyes
Did you kiss the foot that kicked you
Did you thank them for their scorn
Did you ask for their forgiveness
For the act of being born
Act of being born, act of being born

Did you alter the face of this city
Did you make any change in the world you found
Or did you observe all the warnings

Did you read the trespass notice, did you keep off the grass
Did you shuffle off the pavement just to let your betters pass
Did you learn to keep your mouth shut
To be seen and never heard
Did you learn to be obedient
And jump to at a word
Jump to at a word, jump to at a word

Did you ever demand any answers
The who, and the what, and the reason why
Did you ever question the setup

Did you stand aside and let them choose while you took second best
Did you let them skim cream off and then give to you the rest
Did you settle for the shoddy Did you think it right
To let them rob right and left
And never make a fight
Never make a fight, never make a fight

What did you learn in the morning
How much did you know in the afternoon
Were you content in the evening

Did they teach you how to question when you were at the school
Did the factory help you grow, were you the maker or the tool
Did the place where you were living
Enrich your life and then
Did you reach some understanding
Of all your fellow men
All your fellow men, all your fellow men