Papers on the floor
Crayons circled 'round him
My son, he shapes
An intricate design
And he orders me to sit
Handling me the blue one
He says "Help me Mommy,
Help me draw the line!"
Chorus: Draw the line, draw the line
We have to help each other draw the line
Draw the line, draw the line
We have to help each other draw the line!
The news is on T.V.
He's asleep upon my lap
Tears jump down my cheeks
Like counting sheep, like counting crimes
And the worst crime of them all
Will be tomorrow morning
We'll get up and go to work
Just like everything is fine!
We'll ignore atomic waste, maybe it will go away
And the chemicals we eat don't taste so bad
Our bombs will keep us safe, and our air smells really great
And the old folks in those homes have no reason to be sad!
Chorus
Our kids could save the whales
If there's any left to save
They'd wonder why the jails
Are overflowing with the poor
They'd see ninety-nine percent
Of our Senators are men
And that ego, greed, and money
Are the causes of our wars!
The moon shines like his face, I can't look him in the eye
The owl screams "Whooooo - leaves this legacy behind!??"
Somehow we've got to stop, and start a better world
Oh, help me children, please, help me draw the line!
Chorus
And the worst crime of them all,
Will be tomorrow morning
We'll get up and go to work
Just like everything is fine!
Written by Peter Alsop, ©Copyright 1980, Moose School Music (BMI)
On Draw The Line, & Pie In The Sky – www.peteralsop.com