the old man turned off the radio said where did all of the old songs go kids sure play funny music these days they play it in the strangest ways said it looks to me like they ve all gone wild it was peaceful back when i was a child well man could it be that the girls and boys are trying to be heard above your noise and the lonely voice of youth cries what is truth a little boy of three sitting on the floor looks up and says daddy what is war son that s when people fight and die the little boy of three says daddy why a young man of seventeen in sunday school being taught the golden rule and by the time another year has gone around it may be his turn to lay his life down can you blame the voice of youth for asking what is truth a young man sitting on the witness stand the man with the book says raise your hand repeat after me i solemnly swear the man looked down at his long hair and although the young man solemnly swore nobody seems to hear anymore and it didn t really matter if the truth was there it was the cut of his clothes and the length of his hair and the lonely voice of youth cries  what is truth the young girl dancing to the latest beat has found new ways to move her feet the young man speaking in the city square is trying to tell somebody that he cares yeah the ones that you re calling wild are going to be the leaders in a little while this old world s waking to a new born day and i solemnly swear that it ll be their way you better help the voice of youth find what is truth and the lonely voice of youth cries what is truth 4