The Future - Imani Coppola

I’m like a flower comin' up through a crack in the sidewalk

The circumstances were hopeless

But there’s always potential for progress

Sometimes you gotta fight even if you can’t beat it

There’s a chance to rise are you gonna stay seated

Are you gonna feel cheated by the world for the rest of your life

Forget smelling the roses

The least you can do is acknowledge them

Put aside the problems on your agenda in the A. M and the P. M

Today I took my headphones off and I listened to the sound on the street

I listened to the music in the sky, listened to the birds flyin by eh eh, i i

Listened to the music in a strangers eyes, listened to my own heart beat

Today I took my headphones off and I listened to the sound on the street

Amazing things are happening to me, amazing things are happening

The future ain’t what it used to be, the past ain’t never gonna be the same

The world is changed changed changed, the future ain’t what it used to be

There was a breath of fresh air that came through the window

That opened up when the door closed, now I go where the wind blows

Sometimes you gotta make a guess when you don’t know

Sometimes you gotta step aside and let your own flower grow

Sometimes you gotta let life get you high to help deal with the lows

Today I turned my cell phone off and I talked to a man on the street

Had a conversation with the birds in the trees

And I had a conversation with me with me with me I say

Just checkin up, checkin in, what’s up, what’s happenin, how you been

It’s been a long time, yeah it’s been a while, so don’t be a stranger

Keep away from danger, stay outta harms way and be safe be safe be safe be safe

Cause the future ain’t what it used to be, the past ain’t never gonna be the

same

The world is changed changed changed, the future ain’t what it used to be

Today I took my shades off and I let the Sun hit my eyes

Appreciated all the colors in the sky saw the world in a different light eh eh,

i i

Took notice of the little things that all add up and equal my life my life my

life eh

Today I took my shades off and I let a stranger look into my eyes

I let him see me with out my disguise

He smiled at me and asked for a minute to share his philosophy and he said

The future ain’t what it used to be, the past ain’t never gonna be the same

Gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be

The future ain’t what it used to be, the past ain’t never gonna be the same

Gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be

The future ain’t what it used to be, the past ain’t never gonna be the same

Gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be gonna be

The future ain’t what it used to be, the past ain’t never gonna be the same