I picked the morning paper off the floor
It was full of other people's little wars
Wouldn't they like their peace?
And we called for the three great stimulants
Artifice, brutality and innocence
No tanks have ever rumbled through these streets
And the drone of planes at night has never frightened me
I keep the hours and the company that I please
And we call for the three great stimulants
Artifice, brutality and innocence
Oh, and deep in the night
While madmen sit up building bombs
They'd like to slam free choice behind us
I saw a little lawyer on the tube
He said, "it's so easy now, anyone can sue"
"Let me show you how your petty aggravations can profit you"
Call for the three great stimulants
Artifice, brutality and innocence
Oh, and deep in the night
While madmen sit up building bombs
They're gonna slam free choice behind us
Last night I dreamed I saw the planet flicker
Great forests fell like buffalo
And they call for the three great stimulants
Artifice, brutality and innocence
Changin' the hearts of all mankind
Oh, these times, these times, these times
Changin' the hearts of all mankind