The crowd came to silence

The spotlights are shining

A tale has to be told



In any age

All the world is a stage

A play will now begin



There once was a child

With a dream in his mind

And a thousand things to learn



But with each passing day

His childhood sleeps away

How soon the first act ends



All the dreams that we have

Are lost along the way

Victims of real life



Now the child is a boy

And new dreams have evolved

He strives to make them real



Not the fear in his heart

Nor a past full of pain

Will take away his hope



But how cruel life is

And although he resists

New problems will appear



So he'll loose one more chance

Time destroys all his plans

The second act is done



All the dreams that we have

Are lost along the way

Victims of real life



We are looking

For the meaning of our lives

But our faults remain the same



And the truth

Will be distant from our hearts

Where our dreams will never end



But our fate is in command



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Now the boy is a man

Though his visions remain

He knows they have no chance



A heart full of hate

All his hope driven away

Life's worn down his defence



How many lives

In the world born and die

In disillusionment



Not allowed to have dreams

And one day make'em real

This tale will never end



All the dreams that we have

Are lost along the way

Victims of real life



We are looking

For the meaning of our lives

But our faults remain the same



And the truth

Will be distant from our hearts

Where our dreams will never...



We are looking

For the meaning of our lives

But our faults remain the same



And the truth

Will be distant from our hearts

Where our dreams will never end



But our fate is in command

But our fate is in command

But our fate is in command