He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
I always believed in futures
I hope for better
In November
I try the same losing lucky numbers
It could be a cold night
For a lifetime
Hey now
You can't keep saying endlessly
My darling
How long until this affects me?
Say hello to good times (say hello)
Trade up for the fast ride
We close our eyes while the nickel and dime
Take the streets
Completely
I always could count on futures
If things would look up
They look up
Why? So hard to find balance
Between living decent
And the cold and real
Hey now
What is it you think you see?
My darling
Now's the time to disagree
Say hello to good times (say hello)
Trade up for the fast ride
We close our eyes while the nickel and dime
Take the streets
Completely
Hey now
The past is told by those who win
My darling
What matters is what hasn't been
Hey now
We're wide-awake and we're thinking
My darling
Believe your voice can mean something
Say hello to good times (say hello)
Trade up for the fast ride
We close our eyes while the nickel and dime
Take the streets
Completely
We close our eyes while the nickel and dime
Take the streets
Completely
I hope for better
In November
I try the same losing lucky numbers
It could be a cold night
For a lifetime
Hey now
You can't keep saying endlessly
My darling
How long until this affects me?
Say hello to good times (say hello)
Trade up for the fast ride
We close our eyes while the nickel and dime
Take the streets
Completely
I always could count on futures
If things would look up
They look up
Why? So hard to find balance
Between living decent
And the cold and real
Hey now
What is it you think you see?
My darling
Now's the time to disagree
Say hello to good times (say hello)
Trade up for the fast ride
We close our eyes while the nickel and dime
Take the streets
Completely
Hey now
The past is told by those who win
My darling
What matters is what hasn't been
Hey now
We're wide-awake and we're thinking
My darling
Believe your voice can mean something
Say hello to good times (say hello)
Trade up for the fast ride
We close our eyes while the nickel and dime
Take the streets
Completely
We close our eyes while the nickel and dime
Take the streets
Completely
Lyrics submitted by wnxsnipers6
Futures Lyrics as written by Richard E Burch James Christopher Adkins
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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