My father said, “Son, now my life’s work is done
There’s a future for you, there’s a job to be done
Stop fighting the system ’cause the system won’t break
Get your hair cut boy and learn from my mistakes”
Now I said to my father, “Father give me a break
There’s a million more chances that I’m born to take
I don’t want to die like I saw you die
In a dead end job in a dead end way”
How many years must I waste in these black times
How many years must I waste?
Today I can’t find nothing nowhere
Tomorrow I might find something somewhere
Give me a future now
I need it so badly now
For tomorrow
“These are times of recession” father said unto me
“Don’t you leave now my son, you’ll break our family”
I said, “I’ve got ideas that I cannot deny
If I stay I’ll be killed by the dreams on my mind.”
I see the signs of black times everywhere I run
I can’t escape them no matter how hard I try
I see these signs of black time everywhere I run
I can’t stand another day, I got to move away
I got to move today
Today I can’t find nothing nowhere
Tomorrow I might find something somewhere
Give me a future now
I need it so badly now
For tomorrow