For many people the end of the Mayan calendar suggested not the end of the world, but rather the end of an old era of trouble and strife and the beginning of a new era of peace and harmony.

Turn Of The Century
by J Fred Knobloch & Dan Tylor
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, "Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Vol. 2" 1989

There'll be flyin' boats and condos with moats
Cultivated oceans; floatin' cities in the sky
Livin' underneath our bubble; no more toil and trouble
Singin' 'bout that sweet old by and by

We'll all have lots of money that we won't have to spend
You'll be given everything and everyone's your friend
Hangin' out together in picture-perfect weather
This time 'round the party never ends

We won't have no TV preachers to ask how much we gave
We won't need no TV preachers; see, by then, we'll all be saved
No more fightin' for our country; no child will go hungry
We'll be smilin' from the cradle to the grave

CHORUS:
Hallelujah! I can't wait to see it
Hallelujah! Come on and go with me
Let me show you just how great life's gonna be
At the turn, at the turn of the century