oh men work with what they re given even in the darker days before men were men the man you knew has become his part but now his eyes were not once as blue nor his hands so steady oh men work with what they re given even in the darker days before men were men the man you knew has become his part but now his eyes were not once as blue nor his hands so steady in a small world where the virtues belong we sit side by side keeping me guessing your sentences are right cut to be precise in the same room with those candles burning bright now stand by your side he was a strong man now it s your time to be right alright alright