TV Smith - The Future Used To Be Better Lyrics
The sights I've seen, the things I've heardWhile sliding down the learning curveTheir contract promised me the earthThrough toothy grins and weasel wordsWith normal jobs and normal livesThey force us to this compromiseWhere labour lives and leisure diesAnd most of us get byBut I remember the future used to be betterI still remember, the future used to be betterNow voyager, what's left?You moved so fast you missed the bestAnd all you got was out of breathYou could call that successBut I remember the future used to be betterDo you remember? The future used to be betterGo on, admit it - you know you want to seeAll those blank pages in my diaryI'm long on patience, short on cashMy car and my computer crashedI'm halfway there and halfway backThe world pissed on my purple patchThe light's blocked out, now nothing growsThey've dumbed me down with news and soapsThe end result of all my hopes -Paper cuts from the edge of the envelopeBut I rememberWhen the future used to be better