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Wasteful, wasteful the American way
Extinction of a species, extinction of our world
Are politics our only hope or will Mother Nature survive?
Our children will wonder why we can’t see what we’ve done
How long, how long, how long till we give back?
How long to see the damage we’ve done?
We’re spoiled rotten in America
You and all your friends,
Me and my family,
You and I
Till the day that we die
We burn the fuel, rape the land, isolate our wealth
Progress or evolution there’s a solution to create
Education of our youth, a future to protect
It may all seem hopeless but the change it’s starts with you and me
How long, how long, how long till we give back?
How long to see the damage we’ve done?
We’re spoiled rotten in America
You and all your friends,
Me and my family,
You and I
Till the day that we die
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Message to Myself
04:01
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Woke up on a typical morning
Looking at myself in the mirror
More than just a touch of grey
More than just a midlife way?
Don’t be a bitter old man
Offer up a helping hand
I want to be the one who holds you
I want to be the one who cares
I want to be the traveling angel
Who watches over you every day
I see my mother and father
Message to myself
I see my brothers and sister
I see my wonderful friends
Don’t drown in that springtime rain
Don’t let the years walk away again
Enjoy the simple things
That make your soul sing out every day
You have to try to make it right
Live your life without a fight
Take up your wings, fly to the sky
Before you have to say goodbye.
I see the love of my life
Message to Myself
I see my only son
It’s all I’ve got, all I’ve got
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Message to My Son
03:34
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See my little boy, he’s climbing up a tree
Reaching for the sky, he’s trying to believe
He can’t understand, the innocence of youth
For that little boy of mine
It's for that little boy of mine
See him watching all the horrors of our world
Thinks it’s all a fake, too terrible to believe
To teach him well is my only hope
For that growing boy of mine
It's for that growing boy of mine
Jump up, reach out, grab on to your dreams
You’re the generation that sees what it means
Take a stand, you’ve got to make it right
We left it in your hands
In your hands
Today is your time, you got what it takes
Stand up for your future, stand up for your rights
Scream it out loud at the top of your lungs
For that grownup boy of mine
It's for that grownup boy of mine
Jump up, reach out, grab on to your dreams
You’re the generation that sees what it means
Take a stand, you’ve got to make it right
We left it in your hands
In your hands
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Extinction
04:38
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I see the sun, the moon, the stars
The sky above, feel the earth below
We can’t pretend we control this world
We’re just a plague on the environment
Mother Nature’s changing fast
It’s her only way to be free
She works in many wonderful ways
Reproduction and evolution
She also works in the strangest ways
To the extinction of the highest order
We also work in stranger ways
Manipulation of every living thing
We have to realize our fate today
Or trade away our children’s tomorrows and today
Mother Nature’s changing fast
It’s her only way to be free
And we tear her down, tear her down
And someday we’re all gonna pay
Unless we try
You and I
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ToupeePDX Portland, Oregon
Founding member of The Lonesomes. Bass player with Silver Lake 66.
Formally with Otis and the Elevators and The Organic Advisor.
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