[Verse 1] The creek runs low by the fence line Mud cracks wide in the sun Kids catch frogs in a gallon jar Then let them go by one The old oak leans over the pasture Still holding crows and time We owe that tree a future Not just a memory line [Pre-Chorus] So look at the soil in your hand Look at the smoke on the hill If we keep taking and taking There’ll be nothing left to fill [Chorus] Mother of our extinction Save her while we can Mother of our extinction Take her by the hand (oh-oh) Before the last bird quiets Before the rivers dry Mother of our extinction Let our children see her alive [Verse 2] Plastic drifts in the tide pools Tangled round the shell A fox slips through the berry patch Where the blackberry used to swell The rain hits tin on the porch roof Like a warning from above Every root down in the dark earth Still knows the shape of love [Pre-Chorus] So look at the soil in your hand Look at the smoke on the hill If we keep taking and taking There’ll be nothing left to fill [Chorus] Mother of our extinction Save her while we can Mother of our extinction Take her by the hand (oh-oh) Before the last bird quiets Before the rivers dry Mother of our extinction Let our children see her alive [Bridge] Plant the seed in the loose ground Break the bottle, mend the stream One small act can turn the whole thing From a warning into a dream (hey, hey) From a warning into a dream [Final Chorus] Mother of our extinction Save her while we can Mother of our extinction Take her by the hand (oh-oh) Before the last bird quiets Before the rivers dry Mother of our extinction Let our children see her alive Let our children see her alive
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