[Lyric] Building for the Future (The Foremen)

[Verse 1]
When the call of the dove can be heard across the land
You'll be there
You'll be there

When the day of deliverance is finally at hand
You'll be there
You'll be there

[Chorus 1]
When the bells of tyranny ring their last
And the long dark night of oppression has passed
And the foghorn of freedom has blown its big blast
You'll be there
Buddy, you'll be there

[Verse 2]
When the hammer of justice rings out all around
You'll bе there
You'll be thеre
When a genderless pronoun has finally been found
You'll be there
You'll be there

[Chorus 2]
When all men have homes and jobs and food
And an optimistic attitude
And this nation's no longer completely eff-you'ed
You'll be there
Buddy, you'll be there

(Building for the future
Building for the future)

[Verse 3]
When there's chicken in every pot
And two phones in every car
You'll be there
Yes, you'll be there

When there's Kinko's and Starbucks wherever you are
You'll be there
You'll be there

[Chorus 3]
And when they make that movie of your life
And you play yourself and Kim Basinger plays your wife
And she's running right at you and she doesn't have a knife
You'll be there
Buddy, you'll be there
(Building for the future
Building for the future)

[Verse 4]
And when they make any movie just as good as the book
You'll be there
Yes, you'll be there

And when the French are polite
And the British can cook
You'll be there
Oh, you'll be there

[Chorus 4]
When the hopeless hordes have found their voice
And a priest can marry the man of his choice
And no one plays bagpipes or quotes from James Joyce
You'll be there
Yes, you'll be there

(Building for the future
Building for the future)

[Verse 5]
And when our lifestyle is none of Big Brother's concern
You'll be there
Yes, you'll be there
(Building for the future)

And when Dr. Kevorkian treats Howard Stern
You'll be there
Yes, you'll be there

(Building for the future)

[Chorus 5]
When compassion reigns from sea to sea
And we coexist in peace and dignity
And intolerant people are guillotined immediately
You'll be there
Buddy, you'll be there

[Outro]
'Cause we are building for the future
We are building for the future
Building prisons for the future

You'll be there
Buddy, you'll be there