I've decided to post some lyrics I wrote a few years ago. Earth Day is April 22nd. Even though I have seen three different dates listed for Earth Day, I'm pretty certain that it's this Sunday....or Saturday.
Quite strange when you start researching Earth Day. There are a few people who claim they started it. No matter who started it....it's a good idea to devote a day to thinking about our planet.
These lyrics were written to a Celtic melody written by John Doan.
THERE'S A SOUL IN THE LIFE OF THE LAND WHERE WE LIVE
IT'S CLEAR
IT'S CLEAN
IT'S FRESH
AND IT'S OURS
IT DOESN'T CARE WHERE WE'VE COME FROM
IT DOESN'T ASK WHO WE ARE
JUST
DO WE LOVE
WHERE WE STAND
AT THIS TIME
WE CAN DRINK ALL ITS WATER
AND MINE ALL ITS COAL
BUT WHEN WE MIX THE TWO TOGETHER
IT TROUBLES HER SOUL
WE CAN TEST ALL THE BOMBS
AND DESTROY EVERY LAST TREE
AND THE ONLY THING IT REALLY DOES
IS ELIMINATE YOU AND ME
THE HARM THAT WE BRING
DOESN'T BOTHER THE LAND
WE ONLY HURT OURSELVES
BY FAILING TO UNDERSTAND
THAT THERE'S A SOUL IN THE LIFE OF THE LAND WHERE WE LIVE
IT'S CLEAR
IT'S CLEAN
IT'S FRESH
AND IT'S OURS
IT DOESN'T CARE WHERE WE'VE COME FROM
IT DOESN'T ASK WHO WE ARE
JUST
DO WE LOVE
WHERE WE STAND
AT THIS TIME
WE ARE GIVEN ALL THE TREASURES
THAT ANYONE COULD USE
BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE A VISION
THEN ALL WE DO IS LOSE
WE DUMP OUR LEFTOVER PROBLEMS
IN EVERY OCEAN, RIVER AND STREAM
WE LIVE BY A CODE OF CONSUMPTION
THAT DARKENS EVERY DREAM
WE THINK THAT OIL IS OUR GOLD
BECAUSE IT MOVES MACHINES AND MAN
ALL ALL IS REALLY DOES
IS REMOVE THE SPRINGS OF LAND
WE NEED THAT SPECIAL CRUDE
BECAUSE WE'VE IGNORED OTHER WAYS
AND ALL WE'VE ENDED UP WITH
IS COUGHING THROUGH A HAZE
OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN
WILL REALLY PAY THE PRICE
AND JUST THAT THOUGHT ALONE
DOESN'T MAKE US VERY NICE
AND WHEN THE DUST HAS FINALLY SETTLED
AND ALL THE BILLS HAVE BEEN PAID
IT IS ONLY THE SIMPLE FACT
THAT THERE'S ONE MISTAKE WE MADE
WE THOUGHT WE CONTROLLED THE EARTH
BY DOMINATING THE LAND
AND IT SIMPLY COMES DOWN TO THAT ONE THING
THAT WE
JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND
THAT THERE'S A SOUL IN THE LIFE OF THE LAND WHERE WE LIVE
IT'S CLEAR
IT'S CLEAN
IT'S FRESH
AND IT'S OURS
IT DOESN'T CARE WHERE WE'VE COME FROM
IT DOESN'T ASK WHO WE ARE
JUST
DO WE LOVE
WHERE WE STAND
AT THIS TIME
HOWEVER OR WHENEVER YOU DECIDE TO ACKNOWLEDGE EARTH DAY IS NOT IMPORTANT.
THAT YOU TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS IS YOUR LEGACY AS A HUMAN BEING.
AS AN INDIVIDUAL YOU MIGHT NOT GIVE A FLYING RAT'S ASS....BUT AS A MEMBER OF THE TEAM......THERE'S A PART OF YOU THAT DOES CARE.
FIND THAT PART AND ROLL IN THAT DIRECTION
HAVE A NICE EARTH DAY
MICHAEL TIMOTHY MC ALEVEY
Quite strange when you start researching Earth Day. There are a few people who claim they started it. No matter who started it....it's a good idea to devote a day to thinking about our planet.
These lyrics were written to a Celtic melody written by John Doan.
THERE'S A SOUL IN THE LIFE OF THE LAND WHERE WE LIVE
IT'S CLEAR
IT'S CLEAN
IT'S FRESH
AND IT'S OURS
IT DOESN'T CARE WHERE WE'VE COME FROM
IT DOESN'T ASK WHO WE ARE
JUST
DO WE LOVE
WHERE WE STAND
AT THIS TIME
WE CAN DRINK ALL ITS WATER
AND MINE ALL ITS COAL
BUT WHEN WE MIX THE TWO TOGETHER
IT TROUBLES HER SOUL
WE CAN TEST ALL THE BOMBS
AND DESTROY EVERY LAST TREE
AND THE ONLY THING IT REALLY DOES
IS ELIMINATE YOU AND ME
THE HARM THAT WE BRING
DOESN'T BOTHER THE LAND
WE ONLY HURT OURSELVES
BY FAILING TO UNDERSTAND
THAT THERE'S A SOUL IN THE LIFE OF THE LAND WHERE WE LIVE
IT'S CLEAR
IT'S CLEAN
IT'S FRESH
AND IT'S OURS
IT DOESN'T CARE WHERE WE'VE COME FROM
IT DOESN'T ASK WHO WE ARE
JUST
DO WE LOVE
WHERE WE STAND
AT THIS TIME
WE ARE GIVEN ALL THE TREASURES
THAT ANYONE COULD USE
BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE A VISION
THEN ALL WE DO IS LOSE
WE DUMP OUR LEFTOVER PROBLEMS
IN EVERY OCEAN, RIVER AND STREAM
WE LIVE BY A CODE OF CONSUMPTION
THAT DARKENS EVERY DREAM
WE THINK THAT OIL IS OUR GOLD
BECAUSE IT MOVES MACHINES AND MAN
ALL ALL IS REALLY DOES
IS REMOVE THE SPRINGS OF LAND
WE NEED THAT SPECIAL CRUDE
BECAUSE WE'VE IGNORED OTHER WAYS
AND ALL WE'VE ENDED UP WITH
IS COUGHING THROUGH A HAZE
OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN
WILL REALLY PAY THE PRICE
AND JUST THAT THOUGHT ALONE
DOESN'T MAKE US VERY NICE
AND WHEN THE DUST HAS FINALLY SETTLED
AND ALL THE BILLS HAVE BEEN PAID
IT IS ONLY THE SIMPLE FACT
THAT THERE'S ONE MISTAKE WE MADE
WE THOUGHT WE CONTROLLED THE EARTH
BY DOMINATING THE LAND
AND IT SIMPLY COMES DOWN TO THAT ONE THING
THAT WE
JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND
THAT THERE'S A SOUL IN THE LIFE OF THE LAND WHERE WE LIVE
IT'S CLEAR
IT'S CLEAN
IT'S FRESH
AND IT'S OURS
IT DOESN'T CARE WHERE WE'VE COME FROM
IT DOESN'T ASK WHO WE ARE
JUST
DO WE LOVE
WHERE WE STAND
AT THIS TIME
HOWEVER OR WHENEVER YOU DECIDE TO ACKNOWLEDGE EARTH DAY IS NOT IMPORTANT.
THAT YOU TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS IS YOUR LEGACY AS A HUMAN BEING.
AS AN INDIVIDUAL YOU MIGHT NOT GIVE A FLYING RAT'S ASS....BUT AS A MEMBER OF THE TEAM......THERE'S A PART OF YOU THAT DOES CARE.
FIND THAT PART AND ROLL IN THAT DIRECTION
HAVE A NICE EARTH DAY
MICHAEL TIMOTHY MC ALEVEY
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