Ray Davies - Now and Then lyrics

In the beginning of it all there was the land And the sea and she sky Then into the middle of it all there came man To live on the land And then a great nation Put into operation an evolutionary plan Now mighty corporations and politicians rule the land Wish I could remember when We were more innocent Than all of those violent bitter men The world was much younger then But we were much wiser then Before we were full of discontent It's too bad the simple ways came sadly to an end I guess that's the difference between now and then In the beginning of it all there was the land We were much younger then But we were much wiser then We never questioned why or when One day we'll be born again Our lovers and friends will remain To live in a world without suffering and pain And I can see a day when enemies are friends And there'll be no distance between now and then In the beginning of it all there was the Land