Story Behind The Song

I wrote this around the onset of the Iraq invasion under George W. I felt as if the future was in jeopardy, and felt generally hopeless. When Trump was elected, I realized the song had more relevance than ever. I hadn't played or recorded in years, but I finally wrote the music for the lyrics, and got it recorded.

Song Description

A song about the precarious days we live in, politically, socially and environmentally.

Lyrics

Bad dreams have been haunting me
Now tossing and turning
And I can't get to sleep
Ain't gonna bother counting sheep
Because the future's comin'
Hate to desert you brother but I'm runnin'
Hide in my room 'cause I'm feelin' doomed
It's comin'

Instinct tellin' me to run away
But I'm stuck in this drama
'Til the end of the play
Couldn't avoid the outcome anyway
Because the future's comin'
Ain't no use just sitting around here bummin'
Don't look back just face the facts
It's comin'

I wish that I was deaf and dumb
And couldn't grasp all this
Taking each day as it comes
You know ignorance is bliss
Oblivious to everything
Uninformed
Unthinking
Sittin' on the front porch softly hummin'
Not knowing the Future's comin'


Seems so useless to be makin plans
I've a premonition
I don't understand
I looked into the tea leaves and
I saw the future comin'
Might as well shove your plans into the oven
Don't be scared, just say your prayers'
It's comin'




Got an addiction to the evening news
I've been popping the Prozac
But I can't shake the blues
Turn off the T.V. but it ain't no use
I saw the future coming
The truth behind the headline is we're done in
Church bells toll as the credit's roll
It's comin'

~
I wish that I was deaf and dumb
And couldn't grasp all this
Taking each day as it comes
You know ignorance is bliss
Oblivious to everything
Uninformed
Unthinking
Sittin' on the front porch softly stummin'
Not knowing the Future's comin'
~

Walkin' and talking like I'm dead inside
I don't know where I'm going
I don't know where to hide
Can't help thinkin' about suicide
Because the future's comin'
There's a tune stuck in my head I can't stop hummin'
Got an urge for a fun'ral dirge
It's comin'
~
Civilization cracking at the seams
Peace and security are just broken dreams
We've no intention
No one has the means
To stop the Future comin'
We set the wheel in motion now we're done in
Breathe a sigh as you say goodbye
It's comin'