Pavement - The Energy Blues lyrics

[Intro] And now, the Energy Blues [Verse 1] Energy Sometimes I think I'm runnin' out of energy Seems like we use an awful lot for Heatin' and lightin' and drivin' Readin' and writin' and jivin' Energy, you'd think we'd be savin' it up [Verse 2] Energy, you can get it by dammin' up a river Energy, a windmill can make the breeze deliver But even with millin' and dammin' Our needs are so much more demanding Energy, we have to use some kind of fuel [Verse 3] Chop, chop, chop, the cavemen used wood to start their fires Chop, chop, chop, they made all the tools that they required Chop, chop, chop, inventions got more and more inspired The fires got higher and higher And clearings got wider and wider Energy, they were burnin' 'bout all their wood up [Verse 4] Then one day men discovered that coal would do it better Miners dug, and it looked like it might just last forever It seemed like the final solution It started an Industrial Revolution Energy, we just keep on diggin' it up [Bridge] In 1859, way out in western Pennsylvania A man had built a rig that got some laughs from folks who came there But then suddenly, a mighty roar came up from the ground And soon a gusher gushed and soaked all who stood around Now no-one knew, who that gusher blew The petroleum years were on us And that so many cars and trucks would come to cause a crisis And then!? [Verse 5] Energy, we're looking to try and find some new kind of Energy , exploring to try and make a new find of Nuclear and thermal and solar If we miss we'll get colder and colder Energy, we've gotta stop usin' you up [Verse 6] So don't be cross when momma says turn that extra light out Just turn it off till we find us a fuel that never runs out If everyone tries a bit harder Our fuel will go farther and farther Energy, we're gonna be stretchin' you out