those were the times

The sweet life

Where has it gone?

Those were the years

When race hadn't come an issue

Those were the times

Every race could play and mix around

They didn't have any distinction

Until the greed and power gone into the heads

Those were the years

Before independence and the years after

When the young nation was growing up

Every race would try to make it

One big happy family

They didn't have issue of race

They didn't have issue about religion

They were to free to practise

Even beauty contests

Every race could participate

Nobody could say it was bad

Nobody could say it was degrading

Until greed and power came

They draw the line of people's lives

They think they have the power

They can do what they like

Now we see the drama

The web of deceit and lies

The differences in race and religions

The cry of peace and democracy