Disposable World

There are so many people on this little sphere

And a privileged few using up more and more

Of the precious resources once plentiful here

And I wonder how we can endure

There are so many people on this tiny rock

In a blink we are turning this heaven to hell

All our progress and profits can’t lessen the shock

All our money cannot make it well

It’s a system in balance

It’s a matter of fact

We are teetering close to the edge

If we marshal our talents

We can turn the clock back

We can still step away from the ledge

This is not a disposable world after all

This is not a disposable world

There are so many people on this shrinking ball

With no thought for the future’s inherited plight

Making toxins and weapons and no sense at all

As posterity’s day turns to night

There are so many people on this spinning globe

And we add tens of millions and more every year

There is room for improvement but little to grow

And there’s no place to go except here

It’s a system in balance

It’s a matter of fact

We are teetering close to the edge

If we marshal our talents

We can turn the clock back

We can still step away from the ledge

This is not a disposable world after all

This is not a disposable world

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