Lyrics

THIS PLANET IS YOUR PLANET
(Lyrics and music by Winston Apple)

Things are getting pretty bad ‘round here
Down here on Planet Earth
And the scientists say they’re about to go from bad to worse
Storm clouds keep rolling in
The future’s looking mighty grim
Our chances for survival are looking pretty slim

The warning signs are everywhere, but most people are unaware
The alarms are sounding, but most people do not seem to hear
There may be times when ignorance is bliss
Oh, but not at times like this
No, not when Mother Earth’s about to give us all a farewell kiss

This planet is your planet, this planet is my planet
This planet is our planet, the only planet that we have
We’ve been mistreating Mother Earth
Now the tables have begun to turn
We’re ‘bout to learn the hard way, Mother Earth bats last

The sun keeps on shining and the wind keeps blowing
The need for us to change our ways just keeps on growing
But Old King Coal is a mighty soul
Wants to keep them profits flowing
Yeah, Old King Coal may be the death of you and me

This planet is your planet, this planet is my planet
This planet is our planet, the only planet that we have
We’ve been mistreating Mother Earth
Now the tables have begun to turn
We’re ‘bout to learn the hard way, Mother Earth bats last

And with us or without us, Mother Earth is gonna be alright
She’s gonna go right on spinning her way through space
The question before us now is are we gonna do what we need to do
In order to save the human race?

This planet is your planet, this planet is my planet
This planet is our planet, the only planet that we have
We’ve been mistreating Mother Earth
Now the tables have begun to turn
We’re ‘bout to learn the hard way, Mother Earth bats last
We’re ‘bout to learn the hard way, Mother Earth bats last

© 2016 Gary Winston Apple