It was the 14th day of July
A boy came to his father telling why
They should've bought a guitar for him soon
They should've bought a harmonica too
It was the 14th day of July
A girl came to her mother asking why
They had not taught her any kind of art
How could she deal with a broken heart?
Next day bombs from the sky
Were dropped, and planes started to fly
Newspaper pieces from the balcony
They're falling down, they're falling on me
But tomorrow never comes, never goes away too
As we all shine on, do we all burn out too?
These thoughts and daydreams of mine
They lied to me once, they're lying to you now
Their lives would never be same again
No, their lives would never be the same
Ten years later, the boy alone
Searching for his double, looking for
Sees a girl who's taking care of kids
This could be him and she could be his
Ten years later, the girl has grown
In the city of Rum where Homer was born
She knows enough, the end is always near
And one end is just another birth for her
So was the 14th day of July
Before bombs were dropped to our lives
It was ordinary just like for everybody else
But you really thought we wanted people's heads
But tomorrow never comes, never goes away too
As we all shine on, do we all burn out too?
These thoughts and daydreams of mine
They lied to me once, they're lying to you now
Their lives would never be same again
No, their lives would never be the same
So long honey-babe, so so long
We cannot make people choose what's right or wrong
It's not our land to rule, we are not that strong
No, I'm not sad at all
You wait for me at the shore
Goodbye lily-white, good goodbye
Let your blue eyes cry, let your heart smile
Keep what you have there, don't let it slide
No, I'm not sad at all
I'll see you at the shore