Computers Are The Future

My freshman year in high school

in 1986

When I was into Falco and getting out of Styx

I went to English 101 with essay in my hand

A story bout some grand old ship

In some foreign land

I was proud about the words I chose

The teacher gave me praise

But the simplest words were spoken next

and they live on to this day

John Thompson was a nerdy child

though he didn't seem quite bright

He nervously addressed the class

with words he strained to write

Little did we know that day

the four words he would speak

would prophesize our future lives

and what would come to be.....

Computer are the future

he said

Computers are the future

indeed

They have superior computational skills

than either you or me

Computer are the future

he said

I've suspected it for some time

they remember almost everything

And keep us all in

In line

The kids they lightly chuckled

As John's pale face grew red

No one understood quite yet

the depth of what he said

The teacher....Mr Erickson

said: "Well...that is interesting"

Could you elaborate a bit

Explain just what you mean?

Computers are the future

he said

They think much faster than us

Computers are the future

he said

They'll leave humans

In the dust

Now the chuckles turned to laughter

And John hung his head low

Who'd had known he'd prophesized

so many years ago

A world where computers

Would learn to live and breathe

That A.I. would replace us all

provide everything we need

Computers are the future

he said

I've suspected it for awhile

Computers are the future

he said

They're in their infancy

Just like a child.