Welcome to the Future
Brad Paisley
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When I was ten years old I remember thinking how cool it would be When we were going on an eight hour drive If I could just watch TV And I'd have given anything To have my own Pac-Man game at home I used to have to get a ride down to the arcade 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, everyday's a revolution Welcome to the future Hey, look around it's all so clear Hey, wherever we were going, 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
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Written by: Brad Paisley, Charles Christopher Dubois
Lyrics © Spirit Music Group
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10 facts about this song
Song Release"Welcome to the Future" is a single from Brad Paisley's 2009 album "American Saturday Night."
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Chart SuccessThe song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs in the United States.
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Song Message"Welcome to the Future" is a song about progress and change, both personally and as a society.
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Song WritingBrad Paisley co-wrote "Welcome to the Future" with Chris DuBois.
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Song InspirationThe inspiration for the song came from the election of Barack Obama as the first African-American president in U.S history.
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Music VideoThe music video for "Welcome to the Future" was directed by Jim Shea who has directed several of Paisley's other music videos.
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Song RecognitionIn 2010, "Welcome to the Future" was nominated for a Grammy award in the category of Best Male Country Vocal Performance.
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Album Success"American Saturday Night," the album that "Welcome to the Future" features on, is one of Paisley's most successful albums, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart.
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Live PerformanceBrad Paisley performed "Welcome to the Future" live at the 2009 Country Music Association Awards.
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Song InterpretationAlthough the song was inspired by the election of Barack Obama, Paisley stated in interviews that "Welcome to the Future" isn't meant to be a political song but rather it's about the amazing times we're living in and how far we've come as a society.
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