I must've dreamed a thousand dreams

Been haunted by a million screams

But I can hear the marching feet

They're moving into the street



Now did you read the news today

They say the danger's gone away

But I can see the fire's still alight

They're burning into the night



Too many men, too many people

Making too many problems

And not much love to go round

Can't you see this is the land of confusion



This is the world we live in

And these are the hands we're given

Use them and let's start trying

To make it a place worth living in



Oh Superman where are you now

Everything's gone wrong somehow

The men of steel, men of power

Are losing control by the hour



This is the time, this is the place

So we look for the future

But there's not much love to go round

Tell me why this is the land of confusion



This is the world we live in...



I remember long ago

Oh when the sun was shining

And the stars were bright all through the night

And the sound of your laughter as I held you tight

So long ago



I won't be coming home tonight

My generation will put it right

We're not just making promises

That we know we'll never keep



Too many men, too many people

Making too many problems

And not much love to go round

Can't you see this is the land of confusion



This is the world we live in

And these are the hands we're given

Use them and let's start trying

To make it a place worth fighting for



This is the world we live in

And these are the names we're given

Stand up and let's start showing

Just where our lives are going to