We Thought We Had the Answers

[instrumental] We thought we had the answers Not all, but some at least Solutions that would change the world The trouble is we were answering The wrong questions We thought we had the answers Revolution. Not violent, but peaceful A revolution that would change the world The trouble is the revolution never came It was just a craze, a phase [instrumental - guitar solo] We thought we had the answers We thought we’d be different, but soon We were adults with jobs and a family Why didn’t we see what was happening Did our need to provide blind us? We thought we had the answers A counter-culture with, our own hairstyles and clothes For a time there were new ideas and new ways, The culture stretched and added us into the fold Two steps forward; one step back, and back again We thought we had the answers But answers aren’t actions, and Words aren’t solutions, and Now here we go again Answering the wrong questions We thought we had the answers [instrumental] We thought we had the answers