He said he's falling to pieces Fighting the boy and the man Over his shoulder there was freedom But consciousness has tied his hands ♪ Embodied youth was his distinction Now inhibition's in demand So driven by his fear of weakness That's his key to understand ♪ So far in a distant land There's a fight between boy and man See the light through the open door Sit and watch as the young grow old ♪ Trading places in the circle Turn the glass, spill the sand They say that time can make the difference But age doesn't make you a man ♪ So far in a distant land There's a fight between boy and man See the light through the open door Sit and watch as the young grow old ♪ So young but overblown So young but overblown So young but overblown (so young but overblown) So young but overblown Take a look now, see the boy is weakened Watch him fade, watch him fade away Take a bow and the boy is defeated Is this the way, this the way? ♪ So far in a distant land There's a fight between boy and man See the light through the open door Sit and watch as the young grow old