Looking back through tired eyes Of you and me by the sea The future was ours to make The world was ours Our to take I was gonna be an astronaut O when we were young You were gonna sail the seven seas Now we're running Just to stand still Hammered over the head for years With the realityof mediocrity I can't help but believe How young i was So naive I was gonna be an astronaut O when we were young You were gonna sail the seven seas Now we're running Just to stand still I was gonna be an astronaut O when we were young You were gonna sail the seven seas I was gonna be an astronaut O when we were young You were gonna sail the seven seas O when we were young