Story Behind The Song
Wrote it one night on the piano. Thought it would make a good folk song on an acoustic gutiar that many could sing too--and maybe we could get people to listen and see the shortsightedness of our course.
Song Description
It is undisputed that fossil fuels are the largest component to global warming. It is undisputed that oil from the Middle East currently is of vital strategic importance to the U.S. Our need to "participate" in the Middle East and the problems that acc
| Song Length |
4:19 |
Genre |
Folk - General, Folk - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Mixed Vocals |
| Mood |
Nonviolent, Poignant |
Subject |
Pollution, Politics |
| Similar Artists |
Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul & Mary |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Dinosaurs, they gave us presents
Great decay in a massive place
It?s survival of the species
Looks like man has won the race.
Millenniums without a problem
Pristine skies and oceans blue
No acid rain, no global warming
Eden?s place for me and you.
Then Mr. Ford gave us the auto
Didn?t know he?d changed the rules
Travel far without a problem
But based it all on fossil fuels.
And as time blinked we seemed to change things
Off our path, we lost our view
Poisoned all that gives us pleasure
Blame it all on fossil fuels.
And so we?re off in foreign countries
Fighting wars we cannot lose
Fighting for democracy and freedom
But don?t forget the fossil fuels.
Yes, You can see we have our problems
You can say we broke the rules
It doesn?t take too much to see that
We?re just being fossil fools.
And so the price of all keeps rising
As we poison air and land
Surround ourselves with plastic comforts
Nothing nature?only man.
Yes, You can see we have our problems
You can say we broke the rules
It doesn?t take too much to see that
We?re just being fossil fools.