When I was ten years old

I remember thinking how cool it would be

When we were goin′ on an eight hour driveIf I could just watch TV

And I'd-a given anything

To have my own Pac-Man game at home

I used to have to get a ride down to the arcade

And now I′ve got it on my phone

Hey, glory, glory, hallelujah

Welcome to the future

My grandpa was in World War II

He fought against the Japanese

He wrote a hundred letters to my grandma

Mailed them from his base in the Philippines

I wish they could see this now

The world they saved has changed, you know

'Cause I was on a video chat this morning

With a company in Tokyo

Hey, every day's a revolution

Welcome to the future

(Hey) Look around, it′s all so clear

(Hey) Wherever we were goin′, well we're here

(Hey) So many things I never thought I′d see

Happening right in front of me

I had a friend in school

Running back on the football team

They burned a cross in his front yard

For asking out the homecoming queen

I thought about him today

And everybody who's seen what he′s seen

From a woman on a bus

To a man with a dream

Hey, wake up Martin Luther

Welcome to the future

Hey, glory, glory, hallelujah

Welcome to the future