21st Century Life

Lyrics

[Verse 1] When I was a little boy Living in the last century I thought about living in the future Then it occurred to me I turned around, the future was now The future was all around me Nothing like I had imagined It was totally confounding Hey-ohhh [Chorus] 21st century life I got swept away I got 21,000 things that I got to do today 21st century life Well, what can I say? The new world's got me feeling so dirty Think I need to get down and pray [Verse 2] Well now I turned on the TV just in time enough to hear what the Pope said, the Pope said And just a few tiny little words later Somebody wants the man dead, oh Well, what about famine and disease? Well, they said it's too bad (Oops) Because I'm never alone It's not just a phone It's a stereo Hey-ohhh [Chorus] 21st century life I got swept away I got 21,000 things that I got to do today 21st century life What can I say? The new world's got me feeling so dirty Think I need to get down and pray [Verse 3] Now I'm not a little boy I'm in the 21st century Well you might think we've come a really long way, but there's still no equality Mmm hey hey I watched the news on my computer screen Talkin' 'bout buying my weed out of a vending machine You tell me I'm free Well how can that be When you're always watching me on the CCTV? [Chorus] 21st century life I got swept away I got 21,000 things that I got to do today 21st century life Well, what can I say? The new world's got me feeling so dirty Think I need to get down and pray [Outro] Whoa, 21, 21, 21 I'm talkin' 'bout 21, 21, ooh Ooh, ah, yeah Ooh