The Future Ain't What It Used To Be

LETRA

The Future Ain't What It Used To Be

Meat Loaf (ft. Jennifer Hudson)
(Jim Steinman)

[Meat Loaf:]
I never knew so many bad times
Could follow me so mercilessly
It's almost surreal all the pain that I feel
The future ain't what it used to be

It doesn't matter what they're thinking
It doesn't matter what they're thinking of me
It's always so cold and I'm to young to be old
The future ain't what it used to be

Were there ever any stars in the sky?
And did the sun ever shine so bright?
Do you have any dreams I could borrow
Just to get me through the lonely nights?

Is there anything left to hold on to
When the rivers wash it all away?
Is there anyone left to hold on to?
Is there anything left I can say?

Say a prayer for the falling angels
Stem the tide of the rising waters
Toll a bell for the broken hearted
Burn a torch for your sons and daughters

The endless night has got a hold of me
Dark days are pulling me forward
And all these tears are washing over me
And I'm crying, I'm lost forever
In a future that ain't what it used to be
A future that ain't what it used to be
A future that ain't what it used to be no more
(No more, no more, no more) No more

[Jennifer Hudson:]
It's like a storm that's never ending
It's like a shadow on the land and the sea
There's nothing so sad as a tomorrow gone bad
The future ain't what it used to be, now

[Meat Loaf:]
Some days I feel so numb and empty
And those would be the good days for me
[Jennifer Hudson & Meat Loaf:]
Nothing gets to me now unless I'm thinking of how
The future ain't what it used to be

[Meat Loaf:]
Were there ever any stars in the sky?
And did the sun ever shine so bright?
Do you have any dreams I could borrow
Just to get me through the lonely nights?

[Jennifer Hudson & Meat Loaf:]
Is there anything left to hold on to
[Meat Loaf:]
When the rivers wash it all away?
[Jennifer Hudson & Meat Loaf:]
Is there anyone left to hold on to?
[Meat Loaf:]
Is there anything left I can say?

[Jennifer Hudson & Meat Loaf:]
Say a prayer for the falling angels
Stem the tide of the rising waters
Toll a bell for the broken hearted
Burn a torch for your sons and daughters

[Meat Loaf:]
The endless night has got a hold of me
[Jennifer Hudson & Meat Loaf:]
Dark days are pulling me forward
[Meat Loaf:]
And all these tears are washing over me
[Jennifer Hudson & Meat Loaf:]
And I'm crying, I'm lost forever
In a future that ain't what it used to be
A future that ain't what it used to be
A future that ain't what it used to be no more
[Jennifer Hudson:] No more, no more, no more, no more
[Meat Loaf:] No more
[Jennifer Hudson:] No more, no more, no more, no more
[Meat Loaf:] No more, no more, no more, no more

[Meat Loaf:]
The future just ain't what it used to be
The future just ain't what it used to be
The future just ain't what it used to be
Oh, the future just ain't what it used to be
[Jennifer Hudson:] The future that ain't what it used to be no more
Oh, the future just ain't what it used to be
[Jennifer Hudson:] The future that ain't what it used to be no more.
Hmmm, the future just ain't what it used to be
[Jennifer Hudson:] Aah, the future, the future, the future, the futureh
Oh, the future, the future, the future just ain't what it used to be
(The future just ain't what it used to be)
Oh, future just ain't what it used to be
Aah, the future just ain't what it used to be
[Jennifer Hudson:] The future

[Jennifer Hudson & Meat Loaf:]
I wish it wouldn't come
I wish it wouldn't come
I wish it wouldn't come but it always does