Two men on the street
Drinking something cheap
No home
No family
I'ts cold
Nowhere to sleep
Passersby never catch their eye
Anywhere
One man drinks the other swears

You know where you went wrong
You know where you went wrong
You know
(repeat)

The old man can't understand
No one will shake his hand
I gave security bonds
And colour tv
It costs a few lives
Someone's son always dies
No one shakes his hand
He don't understand

You know where you went wrong
You know where you went wrong
You know
(repeat)

This is the history of the world
Of every boy and every girl
Who don't understand
What's going on anymore
The history of the world
Of every boy and every girl.
Who don't understand
What's going on anymore
(What's going on oh oh oh)

Two girls and a phonograph
One looks the other laughs
"He could have been mine
Why did I change my mind?"
The other girl says "Admit"

You know where you went wrong
You know where you went wrong
You know
(repeat)

This is the history of the world (of the world)
Of every boy and every girl (Ah ah the world)
Who don't (Who don't)
understand (understand)
What's going on anymore (What's going on)
The history of the world
Of every boy and every girl (every boy and girl)
Who don't (Who don't)
understand (understand)
What's going on anymore (What's going on)

You know where you went wrong
You know where you went wrong
You know
(repeat)