Throwing stones at the embassy,
policemen come and arrested me.
The paper at the university
Wouldn't believe what I did it for
Said this is no way to stop the war
But how the hell would he know?
Singing songs of disillusion
Ban the bombs and beat pollution
Writing on walls about a revolution
that's guaranteed to grow and I
see on the news some identity
with an old man's views on society
said there's no room for guys like me
but how the hell would he know
over the hills and far away
I'm gonna understand one day
what the other half believing
if it's real or just a season
and I'll look back on my life
and I'll know I lived it right
Lyin' down across the roadway
Almost lasted out the whole day
Drivers tryin' but there was no way
Wouldn't believe what we did it for
He said this is no way to help the poor
But how the hell would he know?
Over the hills and far away
I'm gonna understand one day
What the other half believe in
If they're real or just deceiving
And I'll look back on my life,
Over the hills and far away,
Crept right up and now it's hit me
Seems the mayor of a busy city
Don't know where the days go
Build a bridge and move the highway
And someone broke my windows
And I see on the news some identity
With a young man's views on society
Said there's no room for guys like me
But how the hell would he know?
Over the hills an d far away
I'm gonna understand one day
What the other half believe in
If it's real, just to see me
So until I find that day,
And I'll look back on my life
And I'll know I lived it right
Over the hills and far away,
Over the hills and far away,
