Got failin' light and achin' bones, got beds in subways, paper homes
got clear blue skies and rainy days, got sailors sailin', sailin'
got mighty ships to cross the sea, got plenty of room for you and me
got babies being born HIV, got programmes failing, failing

liberty and freedom all the things that men require
children singin,' church bells ringing,' objects of desire
football teams and crazy scenes from 1967
and we got great dreams of Heaven!

Got TV shows from satellite, got company on winter nights
excess and pills of pure delight, got flags all wavin,' wavin'
got sandy beaches everywhere, fuel-injected cars to get us there
got pension plans and health-care, got daylight savin,' savin'

Decency and honesty, the things that folk depend on
introduction, a dirty joke, and then a song to end on
countries die, when rockets fly, and cities have been levelled
and we got great dreams of heaven

Got ways of livin,' left or right, fast talkin' chat show, sponsored fight
got kids who'll steal for just a hit, politicians talkin,' talkin'
got idols selling fizzy drink, got rappers stealin' everything
so much goin' on it's hard to think, soap stars are singin,' singin'

Verdant scenes, and ways and means to understand our being
holocaust, catastrophe, and beauty we are seeing
harder times of holy wine and bread that is unleavened
and we got great dreams of Heaven

Crazy leaders, self assured who sit atop their nations'
banners headed 'Peace and Freedom, Justice and Damnation'
cold wind blowin,' embers glowin,' God knows where we're headin'
but we got great dreams of Heaven