Two men on the street

drinking something cheap

No home, no family

It's cold, nowhere to sleep

Passers-by never catch their eye anywhere

One man drinks, the other swears



You know where you went wrong

You know where you went wrong, you know

You know where you went wrong

You know where you went wrong, you know



The old man can't understand

No one will shake his hand

'I gave security, bombs and colour TV

It cost a few lives - someone's son always dies'

No one shakes his hand He don't understand



You know where you went wrong

You know where you went wrong, you know

You know where you went wrong

You know where you went wrong, you know



This is the history of the world

of every boy and every girl

who don't understand what's going on any more

The history of the world

of every boy and every girl

who don't understand what's going on any more



Two girls with a photograph

One looks, the other laughs

'He could have been mine

Why did I change my mind?'

Then hands on hips

the other girl says 'Admit, admit'



You know where you went wrong

You know where you went wrong, you know

You know where you went wrong

You know where you went wrong, you know



This is the history of the world

of every boy and every girl

who don't understand what's going on any more

The history of the world

of every boy and every girl

who don't understand what's going on any more



You know where you went wrong

You know where you went wrong, you know

You know where you went wrong

You know where you went wrong, you know