And the warblers sing: deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!
And the sparrows sing: deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!
Through the wheels, through the wheels on the interstate,
And hear no refrain

And the beetles creep (deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
On the crippled trees, (deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
And they look down to where the soil must have been, wondering

And no, youre not alone No, my cousins, youre not alone
Youre in our talons now, and were never letting go

And the branches bend (deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
To the growing sea (deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
And they ask, and they ask it to spread their seeds,
For they know theyre drowning

And no, youre not alone No, my cousins, youre not alone
Youre in our talons now, and were never letting go
Youre in our headlights, frozen, and no, were not stopping
You may not believe, but even we were scared at first
It takes a lot of nerve to destroy this wondrous earth
Were only human