Sign o the Times Songtext
von Prince

Oh yeah

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

Time, times

Hurricane Annie ripped the ceiling off 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 could afford to feed it
And were sending people to the moon
In September my cousin tried reefer for the very first time
Now he′s doing horse, it's June

Times, times


It's silly, no?
When a rocket ship explodes
And everybody still wants to fly
Some say a man ain′t happy
Unless a man truly dies
Oh why
Time, time

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, times

It is silly, no?
When a rocket blows
And everybody still wants to fly
Some say a man ain′t happy, truly
Until a man truly dies
Oh why, oh why, sign o' the times

Time, time

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

Time, times

Times, time