You and Me

©2001 Garrett Clevenger

E D A People why don't you wake up and see. E D A

E D A We're cutting down all of the trees. E D A

E D A Polluting the sky, polluting the sea. E D A

{no chord} We're polluting you, we're polluting me. E D A

Looking around it's easy to tell: we treat our Earth like an empty shell.

Looking around I can see so well, we keep this up we'll make our own Hell.

Chickens and pigs and cattle are caught. Cramped and condemned into smelly feed lots.

The fate of these creatures is really quite sad. The way we treat Life is totally bad.

Digging up Earth to look for gold. Cutting down trees that are a thousand years old.

Is there not one place we can leave alone? What kind of fool would destroy its own home?

Dozens of species go extinct each day. Industry leaders saying, "That's ok.

"As long as we can sell our gadgets and knobs." Well on a dead planet, there are no jobs!

People why don't you see it's wrong? Can't you tell that before too long?

We're gonna drown in our own waste. I'm telling you, friends, it's a big disgrace.

People why don't you wake up and see, we're cutting down all the trees.

Polluting the sky, polluting the sea. The fate of our home is up to you and me!

You and me.