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