in the year 55
if man is still alive
if woman can survive
they may find
in the year 55
ain’t gonna need to tell the truth tell no lies
everything you think do and say
is in the pills you took today
in the year 4545
ain’t gonna need your teeth won’t need your eyes
you won’t find a thing to chew
nobody’s gonna look at you
4
in the year 5555
your arms are hanging limp at your sides
your legs got nothing to do
some machine’s doing that for you
5
in the year 6565
ain’t gonna need no husband won’t need no wife
you’ll pick your sons pick your daughters too
from the bottom of a long glass tube
whoaohoh
6
in the year 750
if god’s acoming he ought to make it by then
maybe he’ll look around himself and say
guess it’s time for the judgement day
7
in the year 850
god is gonna shake his mighty head
he’ll either say i’m pleased where man has been
or tear it down and start again
whoaohoh
8
in the year 9595
i’m kinda wonderin’ if man is gonna be alive
he’s taken everything this old earth can give
and he ain’t put back nothing
whoaohoh
now it’s been ten thousand years
man has cried a billion tears
for what he never knew
now man’s reign is through
but through the eternal night
the twinkling of starlight
so very far away
maybe it’s only yesterday
in the year 55
if man is still alive
if woman can survive
they may find
in the year 55
ain’t gonna need to tell the truth tell no lies
Artist: Zager Evans
Year: 1969
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 157