[Verse]
Old folks sittin' in their creaky chairs
Telling tales of how they got from here to there
Lines on their faces maps of the land
Pointin' fingers saying you don’t understand
[Chorus]
History repeats itself again
Lessons in cycles never know when
Old ones preachin' young ones burnin'
The wheel keeps turnin' turnin' turnin'
[Verse 2]
Barefoot runnin' through the dusty streets
Young hearts beat wild with foolish heat
Dreams grow fast like weeds in the dirt
Old voices warn but youth won’t learn till it hurts
[Chorus]
History repeats itself again
Lessons in cycles never know when
Old ones preachin' young ones burnin'
The wheel keeps turnin' turnin' turnin'
[Bridge]
Home's where the light shines warm on the floor
Health is the hope we don’t ask for more
Happiness a fleeting jewel hard to hold
All these truths forgotten as we grow old
[Chorus]
History repeats itself again
Lessons in cycles never know when
Old ones preachin' young ones burnin'
The wheel keeps turnin' turnin' turnin'