Building a World to Inspire

"Tomorrow's Child" isn't my favorite of Future World's pavilion theme songs and wasn't included in the Spaceship Earth until 1986 when it joined in with Walter Cronkite (the new narrator). But it's still a great accompaniment to the ride and its message, and given Spaceship Earth's placement, an effective mission statement for Future World. Over the last week I've often discussed the positivity and hopefulness in so much of what EPCOT Center was about. That thread carried through all of the music and lyrics, which, as you can see below, was in abundance with "Tomorrow's Child." The song not only shaped and built the Future World guests were just making their way through, but also looked towards the future with the type of optimism that was abundant at EPCOT Center.

Tomorrow's child.

(Tomorrow's child.)

Gathering gifts from our past.

Tomorrow's child.

(Tomorrow's child.)

Shaping a world that will last.

Holding the spark, as we embark,

on a great journey together we're learning

to reach for hope and desire.

Building a world to inspire.

Tomorrow's child, tomorrow's child,

shining a brand new way,

for the future world is born today.

(Born today.)

Tomorrow's child, lighting the path as we're going.

(Tomorrow's child.)

Tomorrow's child, seeing that knowledge keeps growing.

(Tomorrow's child.)

Searching through time, longing to find,

answers to guide us and dreams to unite us.

Reaching for hope and desire,

building a world to inspire.

Tomorrow's child, tomorrow's child,

shining a brand new way,

for the future world is born today.

(Born today.)