Brian Hartt – When the Future Starts Lyrics

When we were young, we explored the woods behind the house 
We'd dress up, carry sluggers, and wander around 
I don't think much about it now 
We're all grown up, pay taxes read the paper and ignore the stars 
Both then and now it seemed we were walking through the dark 
So wake me up when the future starts 

We used to talk before I tried to move on, but I'm still stuck right here 
When I heard your voice the past became now, the world has changed me I swear 
But, honestly, it's the future I fear 
Let the politicians shout and the money fallout of the pockets kept close to our hearts 
Maybe the ending is near, it's just a beginning my dear, but still time for our closing remarks 
So wake me up when the future starts 

I was walking home from mrs. picker's class, we'd all been sent home 
My mother met me halfway, waiting for my father to pick up the phone 
He was fine, but manhattan sank like a stone 
Now my mother won't watch the news and my father won't go to new york 
I don't blame them, I can hear it all falling apart 
So wake me up when the future starts 

Emily used to tell me that the future would be better, we would rest 
I'm not sure if I ever believed her, unsure which way was best 
I still don't know if we made it 
In my dreams we're laying in bed, making shapes with our hands like modern art 
You'd tell me nothing means anything, I'd tell you everything is shaped like my heart 
So wake me up when the future starts