How many children must die?
How many rivers run dry?
How many angels must cry
For silver and gold?

Why don't we learn from our past?
How many more years will we last?
Life is just moving so fast
For silver and gold
For silver and gold

How much more time can we waste?
How much more land be defaced?
'Cause soon we will all be erased
For silver and gold

'Cause our earth should last forever
And our lives forever on

For God gave us all to partake
Why can't we just learn to relate?
We're pissing on our children's face
For silver and gold
For silver and gold
For silver and gold
For silver and gold