Sign ‘O’ the Times

[Verse 1]

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

[Verse 2]

Hurricane Annie ripped the ceiling of a 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

[Chorus]

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

[Verse 3]

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

[Chorus]

Is it silly, no

When a rocket blows

Everybody still wants to fly

Some say a man ain't happy, truly

Until a man truly dies

Time, mess with your mind

[Bridge]

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 call 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 anyway

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Outro]

And you there, sitting on the goddamn fence

Stop selling the dope

Stop sniffing the cocaine and buying crack

Stop using the needle

And for God's sake, stop killing each other, this stuff is giving me nightmares

Let no man write your epitaph, don't let this be the sign of the times

Time, mess with your mind

Say, time, mess with your mind

Time, mess with your mind