[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