[Verse 1]
Oh, what will tomorrow bring?
Nobody knows a thing!
It might bring rain, it might bring sun,
It might bring something terribly fun!
There are roads that haven’t got your footprints,
There are doors you’ve never tried,
There are trains preparing for their journeys
To the great big world outside!
So why decide the ending
When the story’s hardly through?
The future’s busy making plans
And saving some for you!
[Chorus]
Just wait and see!
Just wait and see!
What a marvelous place the future might be!
There are people to meet,
There are brand-new streets,
And adventures as far as the eye can see!
So come along!
The road is long!
And nobody knows where we might belong!
But tomorrow’s there,
So pull up a chair—
The future is waiting for you and me!
[Verse 2]
You might wake up one morning
On an ordinary day,
Put your shoes on, grab your coat,
And casually walk away.
But perhaps around the corner
Something wonderful will start,
A stranger says, “Good morning!”
And somehow steals your heart!
Maybe you’ll find your calling,
Maybe you’ll change your mind,
Maybe what you’ve been searching for
Was simply running behind!
That’s the funny thing with futures—
They never tell you when!
The thing that changes everything
Might happen at half-past ten!
[Chorus]
Just wait and see!
Just wait and see!
What a marvelous place the future might be!
There are songs to be sung,
There are bells to be rung,
There are places you never believed you would see!
There’ll be ups!
There’ll be downs!
There’ll be backwards and forwards and spinning around!
But that’s quite all right,
Hold on rather tight—
Nobody promised a straight journey!
[Bridge — softer, warmer]
Now maybe you’re wondering,
“What if nothing goes right?”
Well, I haven’t the foggiest!
I’m only passing by tonight.
But you’ve come all this distance,
And wouldn’t it be a shame
To close up the book
Before finding out
What happens on the very next page?
[Music begins building]
Perhaps there’s a house you’ve never walked into!
A friend who’ll be waiting someday!
A job that you never imagined you’d love!
A journey that’ll carry you away!
There are birthdays!
And holidays!
And ridiculous mistakes!
There are Sunday afternoon drives
And midnight chocolate cakes!
There are stories you’ll tell someday
That haven’t happened yet!
So don’t go calling the future empty—
It hasn’t even started yet!
[BIG FINAL CHORUS]
JUST WAIT AND SEE!
JUST WAIT AND SEE!
What a marvelous thing the future can be!
Take a tumble, get up!
Lose your way, try your luck!
There’s no telling where tomorrow might lead!
So come along!
Come sing the song!
Even if you don’t know where you belong!
For somewhere ahead,
There are chapters unread,
And places you’re still meant to be!
Oh, tomorrow might surprise you!
Tomorrow might delight you!
Tomorrow might completely disagree!
So when somebody asks you,
“What’s waiting down the road?”
Throw your shoulders back and tell them—
“I suppose I’ll have to go and see!”
[Orchestral Final
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