We watch the old news Distracted as they talked on and on in the usual way About the latest lies, deceptions We saw tomorrow, we long for a better day
And I know why green is blue There's so much we didn't do Oh, I know why green is blue
We heard the warning calls, ignored them We saw the weather change, we saw the fires and floods We saw the people rise, divided We fought each other while we lost our coveted prize
There's so much we didn't do That we knew we had to do And we know why green is blue
We watched the species die, we saw the coral turning We watched the oceans rise We saw the pod of whales lay bloated On the shore where they baked, but we missed that sign We saw the polar bear, she floated On a piece of ice from another time