Why is it that now I find
Ideas clear, so well defined?
Why not when it concerned me most?
And at an age when I could boast.

Why is it that now I find
Ideas clear, so well defined?
Why not then, when it had meaning?
Not now the tide has started leaving.

Why is it that now I find
Ideas clear, so well defined?
Why not when I could hear the silence?
It’s then I could have made a difference.