Sign 'O' the Times (Outtake)

In France a skinny man

Died of a big disease with a little name

By chance his girlfriend came across a needle

And soon she did the same

At home there are seventeen year old boys

And their idea of fun

Is being in a gang called The Disciples

High on crack, totin' a machine gun

Hurricane Annie ripped the ceiling off the church

And killed everyone inside

You turn on the telly and every other story

Is tellin' you somebody died

Sister killed her baby 'cause she couldn't afford to feed it

And we're sending people to the moon

In September my cousin tried reefer for the very first time

Now he's doing horse, it's June

Time

Is it silly, no?

When a rocket ship explodes

And everybody still wants to fly

Hey, some say a man ain't happy truly

Unless a man truly dies

Oh, why?

Time

Mess with your mind

Mess with your mind

Time

Baby make a speech, Star Wars fly

Neighbors just shine it on

But if a night falls and a bomb falls

Will anybody see the dawn?

Time

Mess with your mind

Is it silly, no?

When a rocket ship explodes

And everybody still wants to fly

Hey, some say a man ain't happy truly

Unless a man truly dies

Time

Mess with your mind

Sign 'o' the times

Mess with your mind

Hurry before it's too late

Let's fall in love, get married, have a baby

We'll him Nate, if it's a boy

We'll call it Nina, if it's a girl

But if it's just healthy we'll call it anything

And you there, sittin' on a goddamn fence

Stop sellin' the dope

Stop sniffin' the cocaine

And buyin' crack

Stop usin' the needle

And for God's sakes, stop killin' each other

This stuff is giving me nightmares

Let no man write your epitaph

Don't let this be the sign 'o' the times

Time

Mess with your mind

Say time

Mess with your mind

Time