When I was younger We played our songs before Those who were older But we moved the audience more Now that I'm grown up Kids play their songs before me And everything repeats Remember the heroes The ones we grew up with How all of them failed us And broke their promises It killed us to find out They were lying through their teeth And everything repeats It's happening to me I had a crystal ball That used to answer every call And bring me light from far beyond That blinding distant shore Over time it dissolved and Now all of the magic's gone Like sand between my fingers Clutching fists and nothing more I guess everything repeats It's happening to me Sometimes I marvel At the wisdom of my kids I hope they can hang on A little longer than I did The day is still coming It'll slip through like a sieve And their wisdom will deplete Because everything repeats I had a crystal ball That used to answer every call And bring me light from far beyond That blinding distant shore Over time it dissolved and Now all of the magic's gone Like sand between my fingers Clutching fists and nothing more Because everything repeats It's happening to me Yeah, everything repeats It's happening to me