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