Neil Young & Crazy Horse — Green Is Blue

[Verse 1] We watch the old news, distracted As they talked on and on in the usual way About the latest lies, deceptions We saw tomorrow, we long for a better day [Chorus 1] And I know why green is blue There's so much we didn't do Oh, I know why green is blue [Verse 2] We heard the warning calls, ignored them We watched the weather change, we saw the fires and floods We saw the people rise, divided We fought each other while we lost our coveted prize [Chorus 2] There's so much we didn't do That we knew we had to do And we know why green is blue [Bridge] We watched the species die, we saw the coral turning We watched the oceans rise [Verse 3] We saw the pod of whales lay bloated On the shore where they baked, but we missed that sign We saw the polar bear, she floated On a piece of ice from another time [Outro] So I know