[VERSE 1 — 1972–1975] Watergate, Nixon's fall Vietnam, the final call Apollo's last lunar flight Skylab rising out of sight Oil embargo, gasoline lines Ali fighting one more time Saigon falls, a nation leaves Jaws arrives on movie screens [PRE-CHORUS] The headlines changed The years rolled on Yesterday was here And suddenly gone [CHORUS] Remember when The world was changing Remember when The times were turning Every moment Every year All the things That brought us here Remember when We lived through it all The rise and the fall Remember when [VERSE 2 — 1976–1979] Bicentennial, seventy-six Apple computers, brand-new tricks Star Wars lighting up the screen Saturday Night Fever, disco dreams Elvis gone, the world stood still Jonestown, a bitter pill Three Mile Island, warning signs Iran hostage crisis, troubled times [PRE-CHORUS] The headlines changed The years rolled on Yesterday was here And suddenly gone [CHORUS] Remember when The world was changing Remember when The times were turning Every moment Every year All the things That brought us here Remember when We lived through it all The rise and the fall Remember when [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] [VERSE 3 — 1980–1984] Mount St. Helens, ash and flame John Lennon, the world in pain Reagan wins, a changing tide MTV comes alive Space shuttle takes to flight Thriller takes the world by night Compact discs, a different sound Olympic gold in L.A. town [CHORUS] Remember when The world was changing Remember when The times were turning Every moment Every year All the things That brought us here Remember when We lived through it all The rise and the fall Remember when [VERSE 4 — 1985–1989] Live Aid singing for the world Titanic found beneath the waves Challenger across the sky Chernobyl, questions of why Black Monday, markets fall Berlin breaks its concrete wall Tiananmen, the world looks on Eighty-nine, another dawn [BRIDGE] Some were victories Some were tears Some still echo Through the years We watched history Come and go Living through it More than we'd know [FINAL CHORUS] Remember when The world was changing Remember when The times were turning Every moment Every year All the things That brought us here Remember when We lived through it all The rise and the fall Remember when [OUTRO] Remember when Remember when...
