You Can't Eat Money

Story Behind The Song

"Only when the last tree has been cut down, the last fish been caught, and the last stream poisoned, will we realize we cannot eat money." -- Cree Indian Prophecy

Song Length 3:25 Genre Folk - Rock, Folk - General
Tempo Slow (71 - 90) Lead Vocal Female Vocal
Mood Troubled Subject Earth
Language English

Lyrics

I live on the Missouri River
Where my people were moved before the flood
I recall when its surface shimmered
But the water has become thick as mud

This land that you're excavating
It lives and breathes under your feet
And the plants that you're suffocating
Remember when the air was sweet

Cause they take in what you put out
Yeah, you take in what you put out

So when the forests have no trees
And when the fish have left the seas
And when the earth's given up

Don't you know, you can't eat money

This country is confusing
We're not the free, you're not the brave
You fight a battle that we're all losing
To bury dollars in your grave

Cause you take in what you put out
And the blood is on your hands

And when the forests have no trees
And the fish have left the seas
And when the earth's given up
Don't you know, you can't eat money




Lyrics Cindy From Boston Music Cindy From Boston
Performance Cindy From Boston, John DiSanto
This track is on 3 Member Playlists
Playlist Creator Playlist Name Date Added
Hank Thomas What The Hell, I Like It ! 10/14/2020
Hank Thomas Heaven & Earth 10/14/2020
John Walradt This is what I call songwriting 9/25/2020

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