[Verse 1] Come gather around, wherever you stand Look at the rivers that rise through the land The world is shifting, slipping from your hands If there's a future worth defending Then you'd better move now before you are buried in sand For the age is turning [Verse 2] Come poets and dreamers, with words in your hands Keep watch on the horizon, for nothing now stands The wheel keeps on turning beyond our commands And no one can know where it's heading The fallen may rise while the mighty may land For the age is turning [Verse 3] Come leaders and rulers, take heed of the sound There's thunder approaching from deep underground The walls of the old world are shaking around And silence won't stop what's descending The storm at the gates will soon cross every ground For the age is turning [Verse 4] Come mothers and fathers, look out at the dawn The children are marching along their own road The dreams of tomorrow cannot be controlled The old ways are slowly surrendering So make room for the future before you grow cold For the age is turning [Verse 5] The die has been cast and the old crown will fall The weak may grow stronger, the mighty may crawl What seems like forever can vanish at all And yesterday's order is ending The last may rise while the first lose it all For the age is turning
