Friends, we’ve put it off, you know it’s time We’ve got a lot of work to do, much bad we must undo Now the time has come to tell the world Spread the word to everyone, until all the bad’s undone Too many people are getting fat, struggle for their breath Getting sickness from their water taps Too many people born handicapped Not to mention populations keep on rising off the map Brother traded fathers’ fields for smokestacks Watch out memories turning black Neighbors filled our father’s creek with cow crap And I feel it seeping through Friends, let’s realize the necessities And differentiate between what you want and what you need This economy’s priorities, we’ve got to turn the upside down So our health is number one Too many people are getting fat, struggle for their breath Getting sickness from their water taps Too many people born handicapped Not to mention populations keep on rising off the map Brother traded fathers’ fields for smokestacks Watch out memories turning black Neighbors filled our father’s creek with cow crap And I feel it seeping through Too many product ads Too many fashion fads Too many TV sets Too many garbage bags Too many power plants Too many bureaucrats Too many promises Not enough cleanup plans Too many people don’t know the facts Too many people don’t care to ask Too many people trust governments Too many people are ignorant Too many people don’t see the mess Too many people follow the rest Too many people don’t ask themselves Just where in the world was their garbage sent Brother traded fathers’ fields for smokestacks Watch out memories turning black Neighbors filled our father’s creek with cow crap And I feel it seeping through