Lyrics

I sailed in yellow submarines, camped out with the dregs
Camelot in smithereens, our tails between our legs
In a Harlequin Romance or Fritz The Cat cartoon
They swore I’d get my chance to put my footprint on the moon

The Cold War cry was fading, a lost generation late
So we all took up hating Exxon Mobile and Watergate
In my efforts to be worthy of all those that came before
A Henry Aaron jersey’s the only uniform I wore

But I was a child
How was I to know that the world was gonna change
After a while
It looked like I was gonna take the blame
Then yesterday came suddenly
And somebody lied, but it wasn’t me

As I watch the years unfold, it wasn’t long until
I traded in my pot of gold for the promise of the dollar bill
And though I had plenty of money, there was nothing that my money could buy
Dad’s credit card and the junk in the yard still begged the question why

But I was a child
How was I to know that the world’s gonna change
After a while
I’ll be danged if I was gonna play the game
Then yesterday came suddenly
And somebody lied, but it wasn’t me

I smiled when we voted for Reagan, but oh how we’d soon forget
A believer’s as good as a pagan to a corporate marionette
Then I sold my one salvation ‘cause I wanted my MTV
Do you need more information on how that’s working out for me

But I was a child
How was I to know that the world’s gonna change
After a while
I knew I was never gonna be the same
Then yesterday came suddenly
And somebody lied, but it wasn’t me
Then yesterday came suddenly
And somebody lied, but it wasn’t me