When Ev'rything Was Green

It wasn't long ago

When we were seventeen

It wasn't long ago

When everything was green

The world was smiling then

When we were seventeen

At least we thought it was

When everything was green

Then suddenly

We were older

And never had just seen this scene

We were wondering

If the green years

Had really been so green

Or what is happening now

And with the things we've seen

Though we have been so young

When everything was green

When we had been so young

When everything was green