| I dreamed that I was living in the world beyond
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| And I was born after they dropped the bomb
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| I dreamed that I was sitting on my father’s knee
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| And he told me of the world that used to be
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| «Tell me again, how it used to be
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| Did grass really grow?
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| And what was a tree?
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| Did rain really fall from the sky?
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| What a shame that it all had to die»
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| Tell me about the automobile
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| How did it run? |
| And what was a wheel?
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| Did children stand up all alone?
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| I think that you’re putting me on"
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| «Tell me again, how it used to be
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| Did birds really fly?
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| What was TV?
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| Did concrete cover the land?
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| And what was a rock and roll band?
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| Tell me again, what kids used to do?
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| What was a dog?
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| And what was a shoe?
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| Did children look different from me?
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| That must have been something to see»
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| «Tell me again, about sunshine and rain
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| What was a boat?
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| And what was a train?
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| Were people as lonely as me?
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| And did they live in chains such as we?» |