[Verse 1]
Heading for the classroom yesterday
The kids file through the metal machine
It finds what they may hide
You know it just ain't right...
A sign of the times

[Verse 2]
Another church is burning to the ground...
Looking for the vandals and they're nowhere to be found
But the hate's alive
A sign of the times, sign of the times
A sign of the times, sign of the times...

[Chorus]
Would someone please let me know how we have spun out of control?
Has the captain let go of the wheel?
Or could we please try to find a way to be a bit more kind?
I see the road to tomorrow in the haze!

[Guitar Solo – Michael Wilton]

[Verse 3]
On the Senate floor they congregate
Many pockets lined with green
From those behind the scenes, yeah they take the bribe (it's on the side)
A sign of the times, sign of the times
A sign of the times, sign of the times...
[Chorus]
Would someone please let me know how we have spun out of control?
Has the captain let go of the wheel?
Or could we please try to find a way to be a bit more kind?
I see the road...