Sky full of factory smokestacks Hot cinders paint the snow black Turn up my collar to the cold My old boots are wet and dirty Missed my bus, it's seven thirty Ah, there must be more to life than growing old Each day seems like the last one Each year, just like the past one As if they stamped them from a mold Somehow it seems to be The only change is you and me There must be more to life than growing old There must be more to life than growing old What happened to the dreams we used to hold? We never asked for cities paved with gold There must be more to life than growing old We never asked for cities paved with gold There must be more to life than growing old There must be more to life than growing old