I'm sitting in my quarters aboard the ship
Thinking about this very special trip
400 people, destiny: our closest star
Mankind has never ever been that far
Soon comes the future, then we will die
All the children shall lead
We'll never see the world that lies ahead
Long before we get there all adults will be dead
Then it is up to the kids we brought along
Now they learn what is right and what is wrong
Soon comes the future, then we will die
All the children shall lead
As a bad example we show them how it used to be
Before the year 2000 it was a total misery
Soon comes the future, then we will die
All the children shall lead
