Starting at the dawn of the industrial revolution Smokestacks have disgorged deadly gases Factories dump toxic wastes into rivers and streams Cars guzzle fossil fuels, foul air with detritus Noxious emissions cloud our vision Lakes are poisoned with pesticides 100 species to be driven to extinction each day By the 21st century the pollution's doubled Bringing about the likelihood of mass destruction Noxious emissions cloud our vision We're warned of our consequences, no attention is paid Ignore till the path of destruction is laid One must do things different in out everyday lives We must change our habits if this planet's to survive Careless bastards - rape and plunder Our wasteful ways must become a thing of the past Recycle more, procreate less, use mass transit We owe this much to the unborn generations Who will one day inherit the earth