Grandmas Song

[Verse 1] Children, gather 'round the fire, and listen to this tale Of the world your grandpa's grandpa knew, beyond our grassy vale. They say the sun did not set on a field of green and gold, But on a forest made of glass,a story to be told. A sea of steel and concrete,as far as you could see!! With towers that would scratch the sky,where now we climb the treeeeeees! [Chorus] They gazed at the stars long past! But a life they could not abide! And no one had the courage to stand up for the fight! They were not evil men, but alas they are gone... Thier lyves and memory live on [Verse 2] Two and fro they went, on a frantic scary pace. Connected by a phantom light, wearing strange uniforms. They'd trade their days for little screens,a lonely, busy race. And they never saw the morning dew upon their neighbor's face. Their kings were not in castles,but in towers so tall. And a man could spend his whole life just paying for it awwwwwwwwl.... [Chorus] They gazed at the stars long past! But a life they could not abide! And no one had the courage to stand up for the fight! Alas they are gone... Thier lyves and memory live on! [Bridge] Now,don't you go and think, my dears, their lives were only sad, They dreamed of herbs and miracles,and the good that could be had. They strung their world with lightning,saved their knowledge, built with pride, And the scraps we find and mend today are from that rising tide. They hoped for something better,just like you and I do now, They just got lost inside the noise,forgot the why and how. [Verse 3] So when you find a smooth,black stone that lights up with a touch, Or a piece of rusted metal that we need to use so much, Remember they were people,full of love and fear and grace, Who built a world of wonders but forgot to leave a space... For the quiet of the evening,for the soil and the seed, For the very real happiness of meeting a true need. [Spoken] There you go darlings Run along and go play now...