You were born on a windswept morn

Under the summer sky

They moved you past all the kids in your class

You never even asked why


Oh the golden days

Lying awake at night

Hearing the ocean spray

Nobody counting the lives you've cost

No mothers crying for sons they've lost

Nobody watching at all

Just you and the road as it curves and bends

Doing little jobs for your daddy's friends


One day when the world is right

We're going to walk in the bright blue light

When your kingdom's gone

And your friends moved on

We're going to watch you fall

We're going to watch it all

One fine day


Stuck your hand in a desert land

Hoping that liberty shines

Counting the sins of the ones you put in

Sweeping the roads for mines


It's funny how it all works out

You sleep sound at night

Me I have my doubts

I see a people all tired and torn

Moving along like a gathering storm

You see nothing at all

Walking around with your head in the clouds

Praying to God that it all works out


One day when the world is right

We're going to walk in the bright blue light

When your kingdom's gone

And your friends moved on

We're going to watch you fall

We're going to watch it all

One fine day


Nobody waves good-bye

When you sneak away one night

Under the blood red sky

Leaving a town where hope's gone cold

A little more helpless than it was before

Listen close you'll hear

A cry comes back from the burning sand

One more kid in a broken land


One day when the world is right

We're going to walk in the bright blue light

When your kingdom's gone

And your friends moved on

We're going to watch you fall


One day when the world is right

We're going to walk in the broad daylight

When your kingdom's gone

And your friends moved on

We're going to watch you fall

We're going to watch you crawl

One fine day