second verse from a naive imaginary pop song

and I was back in eighty five
when everyone was still alive
and nobody had dragged the world away
from the futures we had planned
to change the face of every land
we thought that hope was ours and here to stay
but that would change out in eighteen
as all the world had lost its scene
and screamed out for that better yesterday

There Is No Band Playing In The Sky (chorus to an unfinished song for Lee Hazlewood)

do not let this old life pass you by
take the time to love and laugh and cry
even if there is sorrow
there is always a tomorrow
and there is no band playing in the sky