Ten Years Ago Lyrics

Ten Years Ago lyrics

Well, the generations come

Hoy-polloy or chewing gum

Bad manners still in style

And a very low profile



As the new wave rebel hoards

Scribble balls on notice boards

And the old wave hierarchy

Try to take 'em seriously

Because they have to



Ten years ago

I was dreamin'



Upstart youth and rebels all

Who have faded to the wall

Counting points of social scale

While our water brother whale



Meets extinction on the seas

On a million wounded knees

While the tax man robs the poor

Like he's always done before

Whatever system



Ten years ago

We were dreamin'



There are men employing men

Employing men, employing men

Employing men, employing men

Who fill in forms, employing men



That forms a queue of paperwork

Clear stretching out into the mirk

So that nine-tenths don't produce

Holding ransom calling truce

And looking dangerous



Ten years ago

Were we dreamin'?

Ten years ago

Were we dreamin'?



Ten years ago

We were dreamin'

Yeah, yeah, yeah

No change