[Verse 1] A great man said "Leave the atom alone" Though no-one heeded the warning From that first day the atom was split The seed of our world's end was dawning.... And so within search of a goal The scientists worked on a dream A nuclear world to make real In secret they'd plan and they'd scheme [Chorus] We were the children of the nuclear age We lived beneath the shadow of the bomb We stood tall and proud on the nuclear stage In this age of death we were from [Verse 2] Reality dawned with the Trinity Test And all was in place for the day When Little Boy and Fat Man on people were dropped From the B twenty nine in the sky.... The results that came in were conclusive The message, it rang loud and clear From now on, mankind with its genius Had created a life full of fear [Chorus] We were the children of the nuclear age We lived beneath the shadow of the bomb We stood tall and proud on the nuclear stage In this age of death we were from [Verse 3] Powers began seeking a balance The nuclear armament spread This world now of total destruction Meant all life hung on with a thread.... Children at school while the powers that be Expanded their nuclear hoard Learning the lessons of balancing systems And hoping that nothing was flawed [Chorus] We were the children of the nuclear age We lived beneath the shadow of the bomb We stood tall and proud on the nuclear stage In this age of death we were from [Instrumental] [Bridge] The hammer stayed still The world did not fall The leaders in power They heeded our call Their weapons reduced Peace, it broke out Ending the madness How people did shout.... [Break] But we cannot say it is over Destruction, it still yet exists Waiting to find the right climate And the man who again shows his fists [Chorus] We were the children of the nuclear age We lived beneath the shadow of the bomb We stood tall and proud on the nuclear stage In this age of death we were from [Instrumental Fading Out]
