Do you think that you or me
Would jump into a raging sea
To gallantly try to save another
A stranger, a child, sister or brother
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Then why is it we treat nature with
A contempt that defies our will to live
We hopelessly and recklessly plunder
While our world replies with rain and thunder
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Did our forefathers who fished and farmed
Know that they were doing harm
By making life better for themselves
and massing food upon the shelves
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Now we no longer walk for need
Our penchant for waste displays our greed
Our want for cars and material things
Is justified with recycling bins
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WeÌýconstantly search for lifeÌýelsewhere
Scanning space, we know it's there
When we find it, oh there'll be a fuss!
But are they intelligent like us?
Ìý
Do they watch from far away
As we destroy the very place we play
Until all that's left of conquering man
Shall be carbon footprints in the sand
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WillÌýourÌýgrandchildren wake one day
To see the sky has gone away
And as they watch our planet burn
Will they blame us who never learned?
