[Verse 1]

I don't believe the absolutes anymore

I'm quite prepared to admit I was wrong

This life it sucks your principles away

You have to fight against it every single day

[Chorus 1]

These are the postcards from a young man

They may never be written or posted again

These are the postcards from a young man

They may never be written or posted again

[Verse 2]

It is like so many other things

As distant as your former sins

So sad and lonely and so derelict

As the optimism that we once shared

[Chorus 2]

These are the postcards from a young man

They may never be written or posted again

These are the postcards from a young man

They may never be written or posted again

[Verse 3]

I'll send you postcards every single day

Just to prove I still exist

This world will not impose its will

I will not give up and I will not give in

I will not give up and I will not give in

[Chorus 3]

These are the postcards from a young man

They may never be written or posted again

These are the postcards from a young man

They may never be written or posted again

[Outro]

I won't betray your confidence

I won't pretend my way was lost

This world will not impose its will

I will not give up and I will not give in

This world will not impose its will

I will not give up and I will not give in