Two men on the street 
Drinking something cheap 
No home
No family 
It's cold 
Nowhere to sleep 
Passersby never catch their eye
Anywhere
One man drinks the other swears
You know where you went wrong 
You know where you went wrong 
You know
(repeat)
The old man can't understand
No one will shake his hand 
I gave security bonds
And colour TV
It costs a few lives 
Someone's son always dies
No one shakes his hand 
He don't understand
You know where you went wrong 
You know where you went wrong 
You know
(repeat)
This is the history of the world 
Of every boy and every girl 
Who don't understand 
What's going on anymore
The history of the world 
Of every boy and every girl.
Who don't understand 
What's going on anymore
(What's going on oh oh oh)
Two girls and a phonograph 
One looks the other laughs 
"He could have been mine 
Why did I change my mind?"
The other girl says "Admit"
You know where you went wrong 
You know where you went wrong 
You know
(repeat)
This is the history of the world (of the world)
Of every boy and every girl (Ah ah the world) 
Who don't (Who don't)
understand (understand)
What's going on anymore (What's going on)
The history of the world 
Of every boy and every girl (every boy and girl)
Who don't (Who don't) 
understand (understand)
What's going on anymore (What's going on)
You know where you went wrong 
You know where you went wrong 
You know
(repeat)