Oh Grandfather tell me how it was when you were young
Was the world so very old when your life had just begun?
Oh Grandfather tell me is it true you worked the land
And the tools that you used you made with your own hands

Before time was only money and machines made man a slave
Was the world all milk and honey before all the streets were paved

Grandson, I'll tell you truly how it was when I was young
The world was full of wonder in my first days under the sun
Before time was only money and machines made man a slave
The world was milk and honey before all the streets were paved

Now Grandson remember in the days that are to come
One thing I will tell you before my life on earth is done
Don't let time be only money, don't let machines make you a slave
And taste the milk and honey before all the streets are paved

Yeah there's more to time than money
There's more to treasure than to save
Now taste the milk and honey
Before all the streets are paved

Before all the streets are paved