Songs for a glistening future
Standing in line
Waiting for things unknown
Old uncle Joe
Made himself scarce you know
And we looked at the floor
At the shacks made of rotten wood
And they played us these songs
That were meant to make us feel good
They were songs for a glistening - Future
Songs for our glistening - times
So old uncle Joe
He managed to get away
But he lost every one - And he thought we were OK
But he lost every one - He thought that we were all safe
With those songs for a glistening - Future
Songs for our glistening - times
Old uncle Joe
Got through the world
Till he laid down his head
And finally said
If you ever stand in line
Then close your mind to those
Promises they bind
In the songs for a glistening - Future
Standing in line
Waiting for God knows what
And the sound of those songs
Broke our promise to heaven
And the sound of those songs
Broke our promise to heaven
Those songs for a glistening - Future
Songs for our glistening - times
We were fearing for Joe
While standing in line
