When I was a child
The whole world looked so wild
Oh, oh, so wild
Then I was a boy
And discovered new toys
Oh, oh, the joy

Wanna get it out, gotta get it out
This is my tale, these were the times of my life
Running with the pack, never turning back
Thanks to you all, won't get 'em out of my mind

The days of hope and glory
And nights of solitude
Don't ask me what's the story
There's nothing there for you

Then I was a youth
On the hunt for the truth
Oh, so uncouth
Adrift on a blue ocean
So far and so wide
Far, far and wide

Wanna get it out, gotta get it out
This is my tale, these were the times of my life
Running with the pack, never turning back
Thanks to you all, won't get 'em out of my mind

The days of hope and glory
And nights of solitude
Don't ask me what's the story
There's nothing there for you

Now I am a man
Still a child deep inside
Deep, deep inside
I wandered far and wide
In the dark and the light
The black and the white

The days of hope and glory
And nights of solitude
Don't ask me what's the story
There's nothing there for you

The days of hope and glory
And nights of solitude
Don't ask me what's the story
There's nothing there for you