I don’t wanna hear about it
I’m tired of the news
Yeah, the future’s bleak
Gone the way of the Greek
Got no choices left to choose

I don’t wanna hear about it
I’m still showing signs of life
Wanna dance, wanna sing
Wanna buy that diamond ring
And make that lucky lady my wife

I don’t wanna hear it
I don’t wanna hear it

Just because someone else is screwing up the world doesn’t mean my life’s wasted
What are you doing it for? 
What are you doing it for? 

The television told me fables
Of Cadillacs and girls
Bought it hook, line and sinker
But the story was a stinker
And now I’m throwing piggies my pearls

A million of us wander
From college to the nest
It’s very hard to hope
When ev’ry answer’s “nope” 
But I’m gonna give it my best

 I want a future
Some kind of future 

Just because someone else is screwing up the world doesn’t mean my life’s wasted
What are you doing it for? 
What are you doing it for? 

© Kurt Riley, 2017.