And the fishermen came back across the water
And the people started running in the park
And the city stopped
As I held you in my arms

We could hear the sound of sirens all around us
And the scent of burning oil was in the air
And the music played
And it felt so good to hear

This is the life we've been given
So open your mind and start living
We can play a part
If we only start believing

There's a stranger on the hill and he is speaking
As the tears from every cloud begins to fall
For one moment then
We understood it all

Everyone, everyone can you hear the soldiers coming
Everyone, everyone, every man and every woman
We all fall, in the end we're just miracles of matter
So come on, let me love you

This is the life we've been given
So open your mind and start living
We can play a part
If we only start believing

Yeah this is the life we've been given
So open your heart and start loving
We can make a start
If we only learn to listen

Then the crowd began to head for the horizon
A million people walking back to work
But you and me
We just lay down in the garden

Yeah, you and me, we just lay down in the garden

This is the life we've been given
So open your mind and start living
We can play a part
If we only start believing

Yeah this is the life we've been given
So open your heart and start loving
We can make a start
If we only learn to listen

You and me
We just lay down in the garden
Yeah, the garden