Once a beautiful Miss America married Mr. Right
Had a little baby girl, born on a stormy night
But that was once upon a time
Now it's a brand new world
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Somewhere just between the past and somethin' dawnin' new
There's a break in the chain, a skip in the clock
Girl, that's where I'm gonna find you
Between the boy I was before and what I'm gonna be
There's a clash on the border, a flame in the sky
Girl, that's where you're gonna find me
Can't you hear the planet groanin' like a broken down machine
Rusted with the guilty tears of fallen kings and queens
But you and I stand innocent
Baby, it's a brand new world
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
(Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl)
We're the son and the daughter on a new freeway
(Gimme the future, gimme the future)
Ah, laughin' while the road maps blow away
(Gimme the future with a modern girl)
We're the son and the daughter and we ain't afraid
(Gimme the future, gimme the future)
Won't be makin' the mistakes our fathers made
(Gimme the future with a modern girl)
(Gimme the future, gimme the future)
Oh, gimme the future with a modern girl
(Gimme the future, gimme the future)
Oh, gimme the future with a modern girl
Once a beautiful Miss America married Mr. Right
Had a little baby boy, born on a stormy night
But that was once upon a time
Now it's a brand new world
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
We're the son and the daughter on a new freeway (gimme the future, gimme the future)
(Gimme the future with a modern girl)
Ah laughin' while the road maps blow away (gimme the future, gimme the future)
(Gimme the future with a modern girl)
We're the son and the daughter and we ain't afraid (gimme the future, gimme the future)
(Gimme the future with a modern girl)
Won't be makin' the mistakes our fathers made (gimme the future, gimme the future)
(Gimme the future with a modern girl)
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Had a little baby girl, born on a stormy night
But that was once upon a time
Now it's a brand new world
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Somewhere just between the past and somethin' dawnin' new
There's a break in the chain, a skip in the clock
Girl, that's where I'm gonna find you
Between the boy I was before and what I'm gonna be
There's a clash on the border, a flame in the sky
Girl, that's where you're gonna find me
Can't you hear the planet groanin' like a broken down machine
Rusted with the guilty tears of fallen kings and queens
But you and I stand innocent
Baby, it's a brand new world
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
(Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl)
We're the son and the daughter on a new freeway
(Gimme the future, gimme the future)
Ah, laughin' while the road maps blow away
(Gimme the future with a modern girl)
We're the son and the daughter and we ain't afraid
(Gimme the future, gimme the future)
Won't be makin' the mistakes our fathers made
(Gimme the future with a modern girl)
(Gimme the future, gimme the future)
Oh, gimme the future with a modern girl
(Gimme the future, gimme the future)
Oh, gimme the future with a modern girl
Once a beautiful Miss America married Mr. Right
Had a little baby boy, born on a stormy night
But that was once upon a time
Now it's a brand new world
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
We're the son and the daughter on a new freeway (gimme the future, gimme the future)
(Gimme the future with a modern girl)
Ah laughin' while the road maps blow away (gimme the future, gimme the future)
(Gimme the future with a modern girl)
We're the son and the daughter and we ain't afraid (gimme the future, gimme the future)
(Gimme the future with a modern girl)
Won't be makin' the mistakes our fathers made (gimme the future, gimme the future)
(Gimme the future with a modern girl)
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Gimme the future, gimme the future
Gimme the future with a modern girl
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
Modern Girl Lyrics as written by Sarah B Durkee Paul Ross Jacobs
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Can it be possible to say that Meat Loaf actually restrained himself musically? Here, he did, and the song suffers for it. I think the eclectic tempo and good lyrics (the third stanza is genius) could have made for a "Bat Outta Hell" style rock anthem. But for some reason, he cut himself short and was content to repeat the refrain 60 bzillion times. Oh well...