They say the best is yet to come
But I can't be the only one
To seek out ways from days gone by
To shape the way we live our lives
That's why we're taking the old road
To rediscover things we'd taken for granted
Losing the heavy load
Try to make the most of every day
We're taking the old road
Back to where the seeds of wisdom were planted
Leaving the race forever
And reject the modern way
And now the grey's devoured the green
All cut to waste by great machines
In barren cities they conceived
With so many people we can't breathe
Seems foolish to look for words
That I just can't seem to say
In England's pleasant land
There's a need for greed I can't understand
So we're taking the old road
To rediscover things we'd taken for granted
Losing the heavy load
Try to make the most of every day
We're taking the old road
Back to where the seeds of wisdom were planted
Leaving the race forever
And reject the modern way
Taking the old road, taking the old road
Taling the old road
They say the best is yet to come...
I remember the days gone by
Free from tears and the constant changing
We can live like that if we try
Step aside from the re-arranging now
Moving on to a simpler life
Far away from the world's confusion
No regrets if we don't comply
Walk away from the revolution now
Taking the old road
To rediscover things we'd taken for granted
Losing the heavy load
Try to make the most of every day
We're taking the old road
Back to where the seeds of wisdom were planted
Leaving the race forever
And reject the modern way
God the power to talk for hours
To friends you've never seen
Since you started to live your life
In a made-up world, through a cold flat screen
So we're taking the old road
To rediscover things we'd taken for granted
Losing the heavy load
Try to make the most of every day
We're taking the old road
Back to where the seeds of wisdom were planted
Leaving the race forever
And reject the modern way