The Future

Im like a flower commin up through a crack in the sidewalk
 The circumstances were hopeless but there's always potential for progress
 Sometimes you gotta fight even if you can't beat it
 There's a chance to rise are you gonna stay seated
 Are you gonna feel cheated by the world for the rest of your life
 Forget smelling the roses, the least you can do is acknowledge them
 Put aside the problems on your agenda in the A.M and the P.M
 Today I took my headphones off and I listened to the sound on the street
 I listened to the music in the sky, listened to the birds flyin by eh eh, i i
 Listened to the music in a strangers eyes, listened to my own heart beat
 Today I took my headphones off and I listened to the sound on the street
 Amazing things are happening to me, amazing things are happening
 The future aint what it used to be, the past aint never gonna be the same
 The world is changed changed changed, the future aint what it used to be
 There was a breath of fresh air that came through the window
 That opened up when the door closed, now I go where the wind blows
 Sometimes you gotta make a guess when you don't know
 Sometimes you gotta step aside and let your own flower grow
 Sometimes you gotta let life get you high to help deal with the lows
 Today I turned my cell phone off and I talked to a man on the street
 Had a conversation with the birds in the trees
 And I had a conversation with me with me with me I say
 Just checkin up, checkin in, what's up, what's happenin, how you been
 It's been a long time, yeah it's been a while, so don't be a stranger
 Keep away from danger, stay outta harms way and be safe be safe be safe be safe
 Cause the future aint what it used to be, the past aint never gonna be the same
 The world is changed changed changed, the future aint what it used to be
 Today I took my shades off and I let the Sun hit my eyes
 Appreciated all the colors in the sky saw the world in a different light eh eh, i i
 Took notice of the little things that all add up and equal my life my life my life eh
 Today I took my shades off and I let a stranger look into my eyes
 I let him see me with out my disguise
 He smiled at me and asked for a minute to share his philosophy and he said!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 The future aint what it used to be, the past aint never gonna be the same
 Gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be
 The future aint what it used to be, the past aint never gonna be the same
 Gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be
 The future aint what it used to be, the past aint never gonna be the same
 Gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be
 The future aint what it used to be, the past aint never gonna be the same