Performed by The Missing Lynx
Once upon a time water was pure, air was clean, the future was sure
Now everything's very much in doubt, I think you know what I'm talking about
Turned up missing, turned up gone
Down in Brazil, rainforest burns, species disappear, no one learns
Mouths to feed, money to make, everyone everywhere on the take
Turned up missing, turned up gone
Bridge #1:
Something to give you the blues, think you're gonna win then you lose
Something good needs repair, little later is not there
Turned up missing, turned up gone. Turned up missing, turned up gone
Farms disappear, languages die, agri-biz rips topsoil dry
Fish in the ocean, birds in the air, people for justice, time to care
Turned up missing, turned up gone
Glittering mountains of digital junk leaking arsenic, mercury and barium gunk
For Third World children, pennies a day, it ain't our problem if we ship it away
Turned up missing, turned up gone
Bridge #2:
Poets rhyme, politicians lie, preachers scream and babies cry
I wake from dreams, can't recall, try to run but only crawl
Turned up missing, turned up gone. Turned up missing, turned up gone
Icecaps melting everyday, breaking apart sailing away
Profits stand in the way, ozone hole bigger everyday
Turned up missing, turned up gone
Many years ago, primordial slime, but I'm thinking future time
Will there be creatures, trees and books, open your eyes, take a look
Turned up missing, turned up gone
Bridge #3:
Dream a dream, sing a song, say a prayer, try to be strong
Paint a picture, pay the debt, cause you know it ain't gone yet
Turned up missing, turned up gone, turned up missing, turned up gone
Tom DeVries ©2006 Purple Heart Songs. All rights reserved.