got so weary of bein nothin felt so dreary just doin nothin didn t care ever gettin nothin felt so low now my eyes on the far horizon can see a glow announcin things ain t what they used to be no use bein a doubtin thomas no ignorin that rosy promise now i know there s a happy story yet to come it s the dawn of a day of glory millennium i tell you things ain t what they used to be