The dreams we dreamed
when we were young;
with the house
and the teacups.
Like our fathers
and like our mums,
we’d be doctors.
The dreams we dreamed
when we were young;
on the plains
so distant now.
Like our fathers
and like our mums,
we’d make dinner.
The dreams we dreamed
when we were young;
in the time
of the summers.
Like our fathers
and like our mums,
we’d buy the gifts.
The dreams we dreamed
when we were young
are now just
injected in.
Like our fathers
and like our mums,
we’d dye our greys.