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Folks are facing offWith frowns upon their facesIn Kyoto and the HagueAnd all kinds of other placesThe oil wells are pumpingAnd the registers are ringingAnd there are those who dare to questionWhat kind of future this is bringingThe ocean tides are risingAnd you'll have to learn to swimIf you live in Calcutta or MiamiThings are looking mighty grimThe facts are all in orderAnd the experts all agreeExcept, that is, for thoseWorking for the energy companiesAnd they say more study is requiredWe've got to make sure we understand the situationWhat if we save the worldAnd it affects the rate of inflationMeanwhile the temperatures are swelteringFrom Turkey to NebraskaProperty rates are going upLetras de cancionesIn Iceland and AlaskaEverybody's sweatingIn a worldwide heat waveAnd Exxon Mobile's lookingFor some forest land to paveAnd they say more study is requiredWe've got to make sure we understand the situationWhat if we save the worldAnd it affects the rate of inflationYess, the weather's getting crazyAnd it's a good time to be aliveIf you really like tornadoesOr watching hurricanes arrive'Cause the storms are multiplyingAnd the winds are blowing fasterWhile are leaders are lamentingAnother "natural" disasterBut let's look on the bright sideAnd stop all this whiningDon't we love to beWhere the warm sun is shiningNow folks in LondonCan cry with elationNo need to fly to BarcelonaFor an expensive vacationAntarctica is meltingAnd the ozone hole is growingBut maybe we should trust the menAt Siemens and BoeingThey're doing research with our taxesAnd they're looking to the starsPerhaps more nuke plants are the answerHow 'bout a colony on Mars?They say more study is requiredWe've got to make sure we understand the situationWhat if we save the worldAnd it affects the rate of inflationYes, if you listen to the fatcatsThere's just nothing to be doneBut the answers are as simpleAs the wind and the sunAnd if there's hope for life on earthWe've got to seize the dayAnd then we won't have to listenTo any foolish people sayMore study is requiredWe've got to make sure we understand the situationWhat if we save the worldAnd it affects the rate of inflation From Letras Mania