I'm sitting in my quarters aboard the ship

thinking about this very special trip



400 people, destiny: our closest star

mankind has never ever been that far

Soon comes the future, then we will die

All the children shall lead

We'll never see the world that lies ahead

long before we get there all adults will be dead



Then it is up to the kids we brought along

now they learn what is right and what is wrong

Soon comes the future, then we will die

All the children shall lead

As a bad example we show them how it used to be

before the year 2000 it was a total misery

Soon comes the future, then we will die

All the children shall lead