what will be will be

"What will be will be" is a phrase that expresses the notion that fate will decide the outcome of a course of events, even if action is taken. It is also the title and chorus of a song called "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, which was first published in 1955 and popularized by Doris Day in the Alfred Hitchcock film "The Man Who Knew Too Much". The songs three verses progress through the life of the narrator, asking "What will I be?" or "What lies ahead?" and the chorus repeats the answer: "What will be, will be". The phrase and the song express a sense of acceptance and surrender to the unknown future.