If on this plan­et
The secret of life had nev­er been born
If evo­lu­tion had­n’t yield­ed human­i­ty
If the Tro­jans had refused to accept
The gift of Greeks
And Bru­tus had­n’t joined the con­spir­a­cy
To kill Cae­sar
If Pilate had­n’t con­demned Christ
And Hen­ry the Eighth was­n’t tak­en with Ann Boleyn
If the Church had­n’t burned Gior­dano Bruno
And the sword of Laertes was­n’t poi­soned
If Colum­bus had­n’t searched for India in the west
And de Grouchy’s army was­n’t late at Water­loo
If Hitler nev­er had his crazy ideas
And com­mu­nism had nev­er become a sui­ci­dal mon­ster
If men had­n’t destroyed the plan­et on which they live
And nations were nev­er divid­ed
By reli­gion, eth­nic­i­ty and mon­ey
If you had­n’t said “yes” to me
On that blessed ear­ly day
All in this world would have changed
And some­one else
Dif­fer­ent from me
Would be singing this song
Differently

2009

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