Smoke in the Sky

[Verse] On a dusty morning 'neath the smog-filled sky I hear the song of a bird Just a lonely try The rivers run black where children used to play Nature's cryin' for mercy Hear it every day [Verse 2] Oil-stained feathers where the water meets the sand Factories puff Poison's spreadin’ through the land Fish don't swim no more Just layin' in the muck A world that's choking Down on its luck [Chorus] Smoke in the sky Can't see the stars at night Coughin' through dreams Searchin' for the light Once blue horizons now painted in grey Need a clearer future Can't live this way [Verse 3] Fields of waste where flowers once did bloom Chemicals linger Spreading silent doom Farmers weep for the soil Barren and dry Silent seasons passin' Wondering why [Verse 4] Plastic rivers flow where the clean ones did Mountains of trash growin' There's nowhere to hid' Winds carry whispers of a tale long told Fightin' for the earth Before the world grows cold [Chorus] Smoke in the sky Can't see the stars at night Coughin' through dreams Searchin' for the light Once blue horizons now painted in grey Need a clearer future Can't live this way