Metal & Wood

Take all the Metal and Wood

Used in the waging of the war

And teach the men that make those weapons

To build shelter for the poor

Take all the money we spend

On the way that we appear

Find the ones that die of hunger

And help them see them another year

Before we fade away

Let's make a better day

This world will keep on turning

After we are gone... long gone.

There was a forest I loved

Where the air was fresh and clean

We took the forest for a factory

So we could build some more machines

When I was young I learned to sing

And music blossomed in my soul

We took the music from the schools

And left the darkest, gaping holes.

Where will our children be?

If they don't learn to see?

Millions of voices falling silent til' they're gone

When we were young

All the world was new

But soon we found

The childhood fairytale were never true

And how the story ends

Depends on you

And me

Where will our children be?

If they don't learn to see?

Millions of voices falling silent til they're gone...

Before we fade away

Let's make a better day

This world will keep on turning

After we are gone

After you are gone.

After I am gone... long gone