In a dry world in a barren world

Water people need water

In the desert night around the dying light

Fitful sleepers dream of water

And peaceful tribes rule their lives

By water

And seething hordes raise their swords

And kill for water

In a world of drought

Water is lord of all



In a driven world in a plastic world

Oil we drill for oil

All the meek and the mean choose their dream machines

Line up for oil we shoot up oil

And nation states stake their fate

On the price of oil

While their obedient sons prime their guns

And kill for oil

In a rundown world

Oil is lord of all



Oh there's gotta be more than this

The drudging dance the obscene kiss

Oh there's gotta be some way out

A smile a shout



In a hurting world in a hating world

Love we reach for love

In the restless heat of sweat-stained sheets

We strain for love cry out for love

In a child's look an open book

And every page is love

And pushed to shove we kill for love

We cannot kill for love

We cannot kill for love

We cannot kill love



In a desert world

In a driven world

In a doubting world

Love is lord of all

Love is lord of all