Future 40's (String of Pearls) Lyrics by Syd Straw
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[Verse 1: Syd Straw] Hey man I'm making moves And I am so much stronger than you I am so much stronger, I am so much stronger than you Everybody thinks the way that we thought We thought ahead and look what we got [Verse 2: Syd Straw] Well I did not invent this world Call my words a string of pearls But you will find the sheen soon loses luster [Chorus 1: Syd Straw, Michael Stipe, Both] Meanwhile the universe is shrinking as it cools The world would try to mend The future looked like the 40s' And we were ready We were ready, ready, we were [Verse 3: Syd Straw, Michael Stipe, Both] This isn't the way I dreamed it would be someday This is what I settled for If I had the chance I'd find a better way These are the things I never dreamed of [?] This is what I settled for I had some fine dreams I traded them away [Chorus 2: Syd Straw, Michael Stipe, Both] The future looked like the 40s' And we were ready We were ready, ready, ready, we were [Verse 4: Syd Straw, Michael Stipe] Hey man I'm making moves And I am so much stronger than you Everybody thinks the way that we thought I am so much stronger We thought ahead and look what we got I am so much stronger than you [Pre-Chorus 2: Syd Straw, Michael Stipe, Both] I did not invent this world Everybody thinks the way that we thought Call my words a string of pearls We thought ahead and look what we got I did not invent this world Call my words a string of pearls But you will find the sheen loses all its luster [Outro: Syd Straw, Michael Stipe, Both] We were ready Stream of the talk, fire the top away We were ready Says in a book on my dusty shelf "History Repeats Itself" Stream of the talk, fire the top away
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