Better People

Well I hope that we're all happy When the dust clears, looking back With twenty-twenty hindsight Gained so far beyond the fact Were the heroes that we sanctify Not the same the day before? Do we just not care to notice Till they're beating down our door? We should stand up to be counted Admit we played a part It's taken al this time to feel The beating of a heart You can hear it pounding faster As it overrules our head The wind of a collective sigh Has blown us from our beds It's certain as the world spins round We will take each others space Stand inside each others shoes To find another saving grace Why should it have to catch us out? Why did it have to take our breath away? Why are we better people now? Weren't we better people anyway? We will be there for each other now Prepared to stand and fight But where were you when I needed you In the darkness of last night? Did you know I was still your brother When you wouldn't hear my cries? Did we ever give a second thought To every lonely soul who dies? It's certain as the world spins round We will fill each others space See inside each other minds To find a way of saving face Why should it have to catch us out? Why did it have to take our breath away? Why are we better people now? Weren't we better people anyway? Why are we better people now? Weren't we better people yesterday?