Once a beautiful Miss Americamarried Mr. RightHad a little baby girl,born on a stormy nightBut that was once upon a
time,now it's a brand new worldGimme the future, gimme the future,gimme the future with a modern girlGimme the future, g
imme the future,gimme the future with a modern girlSomewhere just between the past and somethin' dawnin' newThere's a break
in the chain,there's a skip in the clockGirl that's where I'm gonna find youBetween the boy I was before and what I'm gonn
a beThere's a clash on the border,a flame in the skyGirl that's where you're gonna find meCan't you hear the planet groani
n' like a broken down machineRusted with the guilty tears of fallen kings and queensBut you and I stand innocent,baby it's a
brand new worldGimme the future, gimme the future,gimme the future with a modern girlGimme the future, gimme the future,g
imme the future with a modern girl(Gimme the future, gimme the future,gimme the future with a modern girl)[Bridge:]We're
the son and the daughter on a new freeway(Gimme the future, gimme the future)Laughin' while the road maps blow away(Gimme th
e future with a modern girl)We're the son and the daughter and we ain't afraid(Gimme the future, gimme the future)Won't be m
akin' the mistakes our fathers made(Gimme the future with a modern girl)(Gimme the future, gimme the future)oh, gimme the f
uture with a modern girl(Gimme the future, gimme the future)oh, gimme the future with a modern girlOnce a beautiful Miss Am
erica married Mr. RightHad a little baby boy,born