(feat. Jennifer Hudson)
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[Boy:]
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I never knew so many bad times
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Could follow me so mercilessly
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It's almost surreal all the pain that I feel
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The future ain't what it used to be
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It doesn't matter what they're thinking
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It doesn't matter what they're thinking of me
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It's always so cold and I'm to young to be old
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The future ain't what it used to be
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Were there ever any stars in the sky?
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And did the sun ever shine so bright?
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Do you have any dreams I could borrow
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Just to get me through the lonely nights?
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Is there anything left to hold on to
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When the rivers wash it all away?
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Is there anyone left to hold on to?
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Is there anything left I can say?
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Say a prayer for the falling angels
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Stem the tide of the rising waters
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Toll a bell for the broken hearted
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Burn a torch for your sons and daughters
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The endless night has got a hold of me
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Dark days are pulling me forward
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And all these tears are washing over me
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And I'm crying - I'm lost forever
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In a future that ain't what it used to be
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A future that ain't what it used to be
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A future that ain't what it used to be no more...
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(no more, no more, no more)
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[Girl:]
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It's like a storm that's never ending
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It's like a shadow on the land and the sea
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There's nothing so sad as a tomorrow gone bad
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The future ain't what it used to be, now
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[Boy:]
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Some days I feel so numb and empty
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And those would be the good days for me
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[Both:]
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Nothing gets to me now unless I'm thinking of how
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The future ain't what it used to be
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[Boy:]
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Were there ever any stars in the sky?
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And did the sun ever shine so bright?
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Do you have any dreams I could borrow
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Just to get me through the lonely nights?
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Is there anything left to hold on to
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When the rivers wash it all away?
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Is there anyone left to hold on to?
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Is there anything left I can say?
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Say a prayer for the falling angels
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Stem the tide of the rising waters
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Toll a bell for the broken hearted
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Burn a torch for your sons and daughters
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The endless night has got a hold of me
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Dark days are pulling me forward
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And all these tears are washing over me
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And I'm crying - I'm lost forever
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In a future that ain't what it used to be
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A future that ain't what it used to be
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A future that ain't what it used to be no more
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[Girl:] No more, no more, no more, no more
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[Boy:] No more
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[Girl:] No more, no more, no more, no more...
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[Boy:] No more, no more, no more, no more...
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The future just ain't what it used to be
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The future just ain't what it used to be
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The future just ain't what it used to be
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Oh, the future just ain't what it used to be
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[Girl:] The future that ain't what it used to be no more...
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Oh, the future just ain't what it used to be
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[Girl:] The future that ain't what it used to be no more...
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Hmmm, the future just ain't what it used to be
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[Girl:] Aaah, the future, the future, the future, the future...
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Oh, the future, the future, the future just ain't what it used to be
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(the future just ain't what it used to be)
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Oh, future just ain't what it used to be
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Aaaaah, the future just ain't what it used to be
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[Girl:] The future...
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[Both:]
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I wish it wouldn't come
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I wish it wouldn't come
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I wish it wouldn't come but it always does...
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The Future Ain't What It Used To Be
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| Meat Loaf |
