Summer night, young love came calling
Was as strong as a hurricane
Nothing could stop their love from falling
With each other they felt no shame

She had a dream about tomorrow
He swore to God he'd make it come true
Nobody told him about the sorrow
All the storms they'd be going through

It's the same old story
As the time goes by
Of the hope and glory
In a young man's eyes

Just when it all gets easy
Somebody tears your heart out
Sometimes you damn well better
Give up before you even start out

Is it too late to find
The great American dream
When it all unwinds?

So she's taking the kids to school now
And he's working his life away
Where is that happy ever after
What happened to yesterday?
Now they're saving their every penny
Their kids will be what they couldn't be
Nothing less than extraordinary
A new aristocracy

It's the same old story
As the time goes by
Of the hope and glory
In a young man's eyes

Just when it all gets easy
Somebody tears your heart out
Sometimes you damn well better
Give up before you even start out

Is it too late to find
The great American dream
When it all unwinds?

She had a dream about tomorrow
He swore to God he'd make it come true
Nobody told him about the sorrow
All the storms they'd be going through

It's the same old story
As the time goes by
Of the hope and glory
In a young man's eyes
(As the time)
As the time goes by
(As the time)
As the time goes by
(It's the hope)
It's the hope and glory
(As the time)
As the time goes by

(As the time)
As the time goes by
(As the time)
As time goes by
(It's the hope)
It's the hope and glory
(As the time)
As the time goes by