A Tale of Two Cities -- Charles Dickens

It was the best of times
It was the worst of times

It was the age of wisdom
It was the age of foolishness

It was the epoch of belief
It was the epoch of incredulity

It was the season of Light
It was the season of Darkness

It was the spring of hope
It was the winter of despair

We had everything before us
We had nothing before us

We were all going direct to Heaven
We were all going direct the other way

P.S. I blew up my best years in you