After all I'm older now dear And I don't believe in anything I trusted in as a child And everything's gone Everything's gone son, he said You've got to be strong Just to be strong son, he said Don't depend on hope to get you by Whoa no, you think I was wrong my dear? Think I was wrong, no Whoa no, you think I was wrong my dear Think I was wrong, no Oh, did you think I was wrong? After all I noticed how the west was tamed Remind the purple mountains I'll drive through the majesty in their veins But everything's gone Everything's gone son, he said You've got to be strong Just to be strong son, he said Drowning in the amber waves of grain Whoa no, did you think I was wrong my dear? You think I was wrong Whoa no, did you think I was wrong my dear? You think I was wrong, oh Oh, did you think I was wrong? Whoa oh, think I was wrong Think I was wrong Whoa no, think I was wrong No, no