Is It Like Today?

Many years ago, he looked out through a glassless window All that he could see was Babylon Beautiful green fields and dreams and learn to measure the stars But there was a worry in his heart He said, "How could it come to this? I'm really worried about living How could it come to this? Yeah, I really wanna know about this" Is it like today? Uh, uh-uh Then there came a day, moved out across the Mediterranean Came to rest on isles and the Greek young men And with their silver beards, they laughed at the unknown of the universe They could just sit and guess God's name But they said, hey, "How could it come to this? We're really worried about living How could it come to this? Yeah, we really wanna know about this" Is it like today? Uh, uh-uh Then there followed days of kings, empires, and revolution Blood just looks the same when you open the veins But sometimes it was faith, power or reason as the cornerstone But the furrowed brow has never left his face He said, "How could it come to this? We're really living in a landslide How could it come to this? Yeah, we really wanna know about this" Is it like today? Uh, uh-uh Then there came a day, a man packed up flew off from the planet He went to the moon (to the moon), to (to the moon) the moon Now he's out in space, hey, fixing all the problems He comes face to face with God He says, "How could it come to this? I'm really worried about my creation How did it comes to this? You're really killing me, you know" It isn't just today? Oh, oh-oh Is it like today? Ah, ah-ah Is it like today? Ah, bang Ooh, aah, ooh Many years ago, he looked out through a glassless window Didn't understand much what he saw