i used to think the world was flat rarely threw my hat into the crowd i felt i had used up my quota of yearning used to look in on the children at night in the glow of their donald duck light and frighten myself with the thought of my little ones burning but ooh the tide is turning the tide is turning satellite buzzing through the endless night exclusive to moonshots and world title fights jesus christ imagine what it must be earning who is the strongest who is the best who holds the aces the east or the west this is the crap that our children are learning but ooh the tide is turning the tide is turning the tide is turning now the satellite s confused cause on saturday night the airwaves were full of compassion and light and his silicon heart warmed to the sight of a billion candles burning the tide is turning billy  i m not saying the battle is won but on saturday night all those kids in the sun wrested technology s sword from the hands of the warlords ooh the tide is turning ooh the tide is turning the tide is turning sylvester 1