I never knew so many bad times
Could follow me so mercilessly
It's so surreal, all the pain that I feel
The future ain't what it used to be
It doesn't matter what they're thinking
It doesn't matter what they're thinking of me
It's always so cold and I'm too young to be old
The future ain't what it used to be
Ooh, were there ever any stars in the sky?
And did the sun ever shine so bright?
Ooh, do you have any dreams I can borrow
Just to get me through the lonely nights?
Is there anything left to hold on to
When the rivers wash it all away? (wash it all away)
Is there anyone left to hold on to?
Say a prayer for the fallen angels
Stem the tide of the rising waters
Toll a bell for the broken hearted
Burn a torch for your sons and daughters
The endless night has got a hold of me
Dark days are pulling me forward
And all these years are washing over me
And I'm crying - I'm lost forever
In a future that ain't what it used to be
A future that ain't what it used to be
A future that ain't what it used to be - no more
(no more, no more, no more) no more
It's like a storm that's never ending
It's like a shadow on the land and the sea
There's nothing as sad as a tomorrow gone bad
The future ain't what it used to be, come on
Some days I feel so numb and empty
And those would be the good days for me
Nothing gets to me now, unless I'm thinking of how
The future ain't what it used to be
Ooh, were there ever any stars in the sky?
And did the sun ever shine so bright?
Ooh, do you have any dreams I can borrow
Just to get me through the lonely nights?
Is there anything left to hold on to
When the rivers wash it all away? (wash it all away)
Is there anyone left to hold on to?
Say a prayer for the fallen angels
Stem the tide of the rising waters
Toll a bell for the broken hearted
Burn a torch for your sons and daughters
The endless night has got a hold of me
Dark days are pulling me forward
And all these years are washing over me
And I'm crying - I'm lost forever
In a future that ain't what it used to be
A future that ain't what it used to be
A future that ain't what it used to be - no more
(no more, no more, no more no more, oooh)
No more (no more, no more, no more, no more)
No more, no more, no more, no more
The future just ain't what it used to be
The future just ain't what it used to be
The future just ain't what it used to be
Oh, the future just ain't what it used to be
(The future just ain't what it used to be no more)
Oh, the future just ain't what it used to be
(The future just ain't what it used to be no more)
Hmmm, the future just ain't what it used to be
(Aaah, the future, the future, the future, the future)
Oh, the future, the future, the future just ain't what it used to be
(the future just ain't what it used to be)
Oh, future just ain't what it used to be
Aaaaah, the future just ain't what it used to be
The future
I wish it wouldn't come
I wish it wouldn't come
I wish it wouldn't come, but it always does