did you see your friend crying from his eyes today
did you see him run through the streets and far away
aah
did you see him run, did you see him fall
did his life flash by at the bedroom door

did you hear the news it came across the air today
someone has been found on the rocks down in the bay
ahhh
did you see him hide, did you see him crawl
does his life mean more than it did before

did you see that man running through the streets today
did you catch his face, was it 10538
ahhhh

a penny in your pocket
suitcase in your hand
they won’t get you very far
now you’re a 21st century man.

fly across the city
rise above the land
you can do ‘most anything
now you’re a 21st century man.

though you ride on the wheels of tomorrow (tomorrow)
you still wander the fields of your sorrow
what will it bring?

one day you’re a hero
next day you’re a clown
there’s nothing that is in between
now you’re a 21st century man.

you should be so happy
you should be so glad
so why are you so lonely
you 21st century man?

you stepped out of a dream
believing everything was gone
return with what you’ve learned
they’ll kiss the ground you walk upon.

things ain’t how you thought they were
nothing have you planned
so pick up your penny and your suitcase
you’re not a 21st century man.

though you ride on the wheels of tomorrow
you still wander the fields of your sorrow (sorrow)
tomorrow, 21st century man
21st century man
21st century man…

hush little baby, don’t you cry
oh-oh, don’t you cry
maybe tomorrow’s, a better life
oh-oh, if you try

rain is falling all around
storm came, it brings you down
but if you lose your mind
weatherman, in his overcoat

look up in the sky now, the weatherman cry now
oh-oh, the window pane
damp in the valley, up in the alley
oh-oh, it’s pouring rain

rain is falling all around
storm came, it brings you down
so let your mind roll on
weatherman, dry’s the lonely tears

early in the morning, while the sun’s still yawning
oh-oh, smiles on you
maybe today is, a better life
oh-oh, if we try

sun is shining all around
it warms your heart and melts the cloud
but if your mind can see
weatherman, smiles a lonely smile

seems like forever and time left to spare
when i look out the window
and still you’re not there
you’re a long time gone
such a long time gone

tearing down memories bitter and sweet
smashing away ’til it’s all obsolete
you’re a long time gone, long time gone
such a long time gone, long time gone
you’re a long time gone

do i wonder why
every day that i
think about you still
and i always will

did so much for me
now i think i see
this i do believe
feels more like a dream

looked at the weeds in the broken concrete
before the bulldozers waltzed in and killed the old street
you’re a long time gone, long time gone
such a long time gone, long time gone

door steps that shone in a bright summer sky
lay shattered and wasted since our last goodbye
you’re a long time gone, long time gone
such a long time gone, long time gone
you’re a long time gone

do i wonder why
every day that i
think about you still
and i always will

you’re a long time gone

did so much for me
now i think i see
this i do believe
feels more like a dream

you’re a long time gone

do i wonder why
you’re a long time gone
you never did
i never said goodbye
you’re a long time gone

i came along to see your face,
but the only thing i got from you,
was telling me it’s fantasy,
that you would always be with me,
i can tell you that it’s true
i’m waiting here,
but it’s alright
it’s alright with me,
you better believe me now.

i guess it’s like a mountain side,
you gotta climb it to the top,
floating in a sea of dreams
the only thing that you can see
is the view above the clouds.
i’m waiting here,
but it’s alright,
still it’s alright with me,
you better believe me now.