To make it a place worth living in
And all the stars were bright
But I can see the fire still alight
Making too many problems
Now did you read the news today?
Publisher: HIT & RUN MUSIC PUBLISHING INC
All through the night
Stand up and let's start showing
Tell me why? This is a land of confusion
Can't you see this is a land of confusion?
In the wake of this madness
This is the world we live in
I won't be coming home tonight
And there's not much love to go around
Use them and let's start trying
And these are the hands we're given
Now, this is the world we live in
The men of steel, these men of power
Burning into the night
And there's not much love to go around
Use them and let's start trying
There's too many men, too many people
When the sun was shining
But I can hear the marching feet
Been haunted by a million screams
We're not just making promises
This is the world we live in
But there's not much love to go around
There's too many men, too many people
Use them and let's start trying
Are losing control by the hour
Just where our lives are going to
And these are the names we're given
Can't you see this is a land of confusion?
My generation will put it right
So long ago
And these are the hands we're given
They say the danger's gone away
I must've dreamed a thousand dreams
Songwriters: Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Michael Rutherford
I remember long ago
Moving into the street
And these are the hands we're given
To make it a place worth living in
As I held you tight
Our superman, where are you now?
This is the world we live in
And this is the time, this is the place
When everything's gone wrong somehow
To make it a place worth fighting for
So we look for the future
Making too many problems
That we know we'll never keep