I can't be held responsible For all the mistakes my parents made 'Cause it's their generation That has left us a nation Of waste and complacenece and apathy I can't expect to follow the example of struggle my parents gave As they took to the street With no mind for defeat And condition to speak no to obey Time goes by And I've become Less than I could ever dream Than I could ever know I could have done You can tell me bedtime stories and they all end well But I'm looking on the outside and it is clear that there is more to tell You can tell me bedime stories but they don't include suffering, injustice That you can't explain and must dilute And I am listening to what she said Time goes by And I've become Less than I could ever dream Than I had ever know I could have done Time goes by (If I could tell you everytime I felt myself go along) And I've become (to the fashioning of self that's sold to the weakest and the dumb, it'd be) More than I could ever think Than I could ever dream I could have done