Once there was youth, there was beauty
There was dancing in the wind
Once there was joy, there was laughter
And there was love, so much love

That has all gone away
It's been taken, it's been stolen
Gone away, all gone away
All the beauty has been broken

Once there was playing in the sun
There was sharing and embracing
Once there was giving, there was feeling
And there was love, so much love

That has all gone away
It's been taken, it's been stolen
Gone away, all gone away
All the beauty has been broken

Once there was hope and a future
There were dreams of things to come
Once there was light beyond the shadow
And there was love, so much love

That has all gone away
It's been taken, it's been stolen
Gone away, all gone away
All the beauty has been broken
Gone away, all gone away

All the beauty has been broken
All the beauty has been broken
All the beauty has been broken
All the beauty has been broken