Tyrone Wells - Metal & Wood lyrics

Take all the metal and wood Used in the waging of war Teach the men that make those weapons To build shelter for the poor Take all the money we spend On the way that we appear Find the ones that die of hunger Help them see another year Before we fade away Let's make a better day This world will keep on turning after we are gone, long gone There was a forest I loved Where the air was fresh and clean We took the forest for a factory So we could build some more machines When I was young I learned to sing And music blossomed in my soul We took the music from the schools And left the darkest gaping hole Where will our children be? If they don't learn to sing Millions of voices falling silent 'til there gone When we were young, all the world was new But soon we found, that childhood fairytales were never true And how the story ends depends on you… and me Where will our children be? If they don't learn to sing Millions of voices falling silent 'til there gone Before we fade away Let's make a better day This world will keep on turning after we are gone Where will our children be? What will we choose to leave? This world will keep on turning after we are gone, long gone