One day when the earth was free of bombs
The world began to work for the future
My family smiled and my friends drank
They celebrated the future of the world
My mother said to me

Hey boy, why aren't you smiling?
Me, boy, why aren't you smiling?
We're building a future?
We're building a future?
Hey boy, smile?
Hey boy

When it got dark, everything was calm
The wind blew through my room
There were voices everywhere
It was like the bombs exploding in the past
My mother screamed

Hey boy, why aren't you smiling?
Hey boy, why aren't you smiling?
We're building a future?
We're building a future?
Hey boy, smile?
Hey boy, wake up

Hey boy, it's your mother
Hey boy, smile?
Hey boy, wake up
I'm your mother, everyone's waiting for you
We are the future of a nation
That won't know us, hey boy