Look into the future; what will you see'
And when the hands of time take today into tomorrow, what will there be'
'Cause I think I see...
The poetry of the people is no longer spoken, and the will of the willing has long since been broken,
And silver and gold have become the brass token,
Silver and gold have become the brass token.

And time is slipping away from me,
I said, time is slipping away from me,
Time is slipping away from me,
I said, time is slipping away from me.

Look into tomorrow; what will there be'
Too many yesterdays to count, and now the sand in the hourglass is running out,
And I think I hear...
The laughter of the children has long since been halted by the nuclear crimes that man has assaulted,
They try to blame God but he cannot be faulted,
They try to blame God but he cannot be faulted.

And time is slipping away from me,
I said, time is slipping away from me,
Time is slipping away from me,
I said, time is slipping away from me.

Come little baby, don't you cry,
Come little baby, dry your eyes,
Your daddy's gonna come down from the sky.

Time is slipping away from me,
I said, time is slipping away from me,
Time is slipping away from me,
I said, time is slipping away from me.

(etc.)