Olden Times, Judge's Crimes

[Intro] Were they better or worse in olden times? People are the same everywhere It doesn't matter here nor there They were caught up in ancient dance They were products of circumstance [Chorus 1] Are the truths today then really known? Are those achievements to call your own? They were from knowledge then bereft In a way, the things you know are theft [Chorus 2] And you do not appreciate The things that greater men have left Being early was their fate Just as yours is being late [Verse] Not to make the waters stir But you see, the modern man's an amateur Sure, he can make quite a show But he doesn't even know how potatoes grow [Verse] There are many things he can recite Yes, some things he might even know But judgment of the past I find unright And his achievements too I judge quite low [Pre-Chorus] The anthill is smarter than the ants But the ants themselves can't pull up their pants I'd still say they're in good hands Though I wouldn't trust any one of their plans [Chorus 1] Are the truths today then really known? Are those achievements to call your own? They were from knowledge then bereft In a way, the things you know are theft [Chorus 2] And you do not appreciate The things that greater men have left Being early was their fate Just as yours is being late [Bridge] Despite the talk, despite the storm You see, in fact, we underperform [Verse] The unenlightened could reform But they party in their college dorm Now, hey, I don't mean to stir the storm Even back then that was the norm [Outro] But coming back to the subject's name You see that people were the same [Instrumental outro]