Lyrics

On By Day

On by day by day, On by day by day

a simple piece of paper
and simple little words
black ink divides the spaces
into dots and lines and swirls
words can hold such power
they can drop like an atom bomb
when words of truth are spoken about
what's really going on
going on by day by day now
on by day by day

I heard some words this morning
that chilled me to my bones
about the warring of our nation
and the poisoning of homes
the future is uncertain
the present even less
and we'll leave it to our children
to clean up this mess

going on by day by day now
on by day by day

once they've been spoken they can't be retracted
before they're out the world's already reacted
we throw them around like leaves in the wind
to find all the ears that'll take them in

going on by day by day now
on by day by day

the consciousness of earth should rise up like the sun
but the way that we're going we'll all be gone
coz we can't keep taking what we can't replace
we should be planning for future's sake

going on by day by day now
on by day by day