A young man crying, an old man dying A time for sorrow, and hope for tomorrow The young man looks up, morning sky All of this time, what I have I done Who am I, under the sun Where will I go, who will I love A young man crying, an old man dying A time for sorrow, and hope for tomorrow The old man looks back on his life If I could go back, and try again What could I say, a lost young man What I could I do, so he'd understand And all your fear, can disappear And your Father knows there's a time to laugh and cry And the tears in your eyes are proof in the east the sun will rise And all your hopes and dreams and songs you sing can come to life Oh what a life A young man crying, an old man dying A time for sorrow, and hope for tomorrow Light coming down for us to see A heart that was, a light that is All that can be, through memory All of my hopes, all of your dreams And all your fears, can disappear And the tears in your eyes are proof in the east the sun will rise And your father knows that there is a time to laugh and cry And all your hopes and dreams and songs you sing can come to life Oh what a life