ALL NEW PEOPLE
(Iain Matthews / Julian Dawson)

Iain Matthews


A hundred years from now - all new people

When I was young my sky was wide
And not a lot went on inside
A different drum and a place to hide 
Was all I wanted
Now when I look at what I've done
At who I was how far I've come
I can't unlock (undo) what I've begun
And I'm still haunted

Life she said's a piece of cake
It's just a game of give and take
That's all it is for heaven's sake
Don't complicate it
You know what I think's wrong with you
And this is just my point of view
You want your cake and eat it too
And don't you hate it

One hundred years from now - all new people
One hundred years from now - all new people

I left my love a goodbye note
See you later's all I wrote
And said a prayer she'd stay afloat
With bridges burning
Made a new life for myself
And hoped she'd do the same as well
Then jumped back on the carousel
I'll keep on turning

For about as far as the eye can see
My life stretched out in back of me
Memories came shooting from it 
Like the fiery tail of Halley's comet
In the year 2062
I'll be long gone and so will you
Across the southern hemisphere 
When Halley's comet reappears again