Brave New World - Barclay James Harvest

When I was just a child

My world it was so small

The empty playground swings

The corner shop, the penny drinks

The backyard walls

Of a brave new world

And as the years passed by I never thought to try

And memorise the dreams

The childhood fantasies

The backyard walls

Of a brave new world

Hey, Suzanne, won’t you come out to play?

Well the moon is bright and this weather’s fine

And there’s something I’ve got to say

Hey, Suzanne, won’t you come out to play?

Well my mama told me and I know she’s right

That the blackest day’s when the nations fight

Remember to pray when you go to bed

For what mama said

Bow your head

For a brave new world

Now I’m twenty-four

My small world’s closed the door

I feel like I should cry

Death’s desperation lies on every eye

In the brave new world

Hey, Suzanne, won’t you come out to play?

Well the moon is bright and the weather’s fine

And there’s something I’ve got to say

Hey, Suzanne, won’t you come out to play?

Well my mama told me and I know she’s right

That the blackest day’s when the nations fight

Remember to pray when you go to bed

For what mama said

Bow your head

For a brave new world

Now I’m old and grey

And life has passed my way

My tears have all run dry

I’ve seen men born to kill and born to die

For a brave new world

For a brave new world

It’s such an old, old world