Here I am in the 21st century
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I have to say it ain't as cool as I hoped it would be
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No man on the moon, nobody on Mars
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Where the hell is my flying car?
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Ain't nothing even like a teletransporter so far
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It's hard times in the new millenium
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Gettin' by on just the bare minimum
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Everything to lose and nothing to spare
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Going to hell and nobody cares
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Ain't the future that Kennedy promised me
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In the 21st century
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Finally come to the age of Aquarius
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And if we live through the Mayan apocalypse
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There'll be pie in the sky above lemonade springs
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A goddamn American utopian dream
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If you believe that then you're more optimistic than me
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Lights out in the heart of America
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No love in a time of hysteria
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It's head for the hills, every man for himself
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Nobody helping out nobody else
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Ain't the way that the Maharishi said it would be
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In the 21st century
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Pray for guidance, beg forgiveness
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Vote for change and hope they find this
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Only thing I know for sure is:
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We stand now on the verge of history
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The world can be anything that we want it to be
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Where there's a will, there's a way
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When there's a fire, there's a spark
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Out in the streets, downtown in the park
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Baby, the future's just waitin' on you and me
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In the 21st century
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In the 21st century
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21st Century Blues
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| Steve Earle |
