Change (For Clean Water)
By Todd Burge Jan 17 2014
By Todd Burge Jan 17 2014
I wonder what the natives thought
As Washington rode their river so pristine
Then forced to follow his direction
Be it Hell or be it Heaven
Made to swim up
His Stream
The story is as old
As the mountains, tall and green
That used to make the skyline
Of a state that once was clean
Change, change
If not it all will stay the
Same same same
Change change
We’ve got to break and make some change
Granddad had a can
From the plant along the river
On his roof (It was 1972)
Issued by some man
To measure how much toxin
That plant was letting lose
Now the numbers are all in
They’ve been crunched and wadded up
They just toss them in the river
And now our children drink them up
Change, change
If not it all will stay the
Same same same
Change change
We’ve got to break and make some change
Short term gain is taking away
Everything our great state has got to gain
And when there’s nothing left to lose
Our kids will just pack up
And simply move away
It’s true what they say
Mountaineers are always free
In their hearts and minds
With freedom to leave
Change, change
If not it all will stay the
Same same same
Change change
We’ve got to break and make some change
If not it all will stay the
Same same same
Change change
We’ve got to break and make some change
“In this light, the Elk River leak could be the future of many
American cities -- a future in which systems failures cause local catastrophic
events, leaving taxpayers to foot the bill to clean up after polluters.” Angie Rosse - Executive Director of the West Virginia Rivers
Coalition in Charleston WV.
