Lyrics by Tom Driscoll
The cities are hotter and the sky is grey
You can’t see a mile on a sunny day
All the glaciers are melting away
What can you do?
The sea level’s rising and the farmers are broke
California’s going up in smoke
Take one long, last look and say goodbye
Say goodbye to the polar bear
The caribou and the snowshoe hare
You won’t find them anywhere
Say goodbye to them all
Say hello to the new monsoon
Three feet of water in your living room
Take one long, last look and say goodbye
When we first got started
All we wanted was someplace warm and dry
Some nuts and berries for us to eat
If we got lucky a piece of meat
Have we come this far just to kiss it all goodbye?
Say goodbye to life as we knew it
We had a good thing but it looks like we blew it
Take one long, last look and say goodbye
Say your prayers but make them brief
Then say goodbye to every coral reef
Tuna sushi and grass-fed beef
Say goodbye to them all
The grapes are shriveling on the vine
So say goodbye to good French wine
Take one long, last look and say goodbye
Say goodbye to the honey bees
No more apples on the apple trees
Make room for the climate change refugees
They’re on the move
Say goodbye to St Augustine
Piazza San Marco and New Orleans
Take one long, last look and say goodbye
When we first got started
All we wanted was someplace warm and dry
Some nuts and berries for us to eat
If we got lucky a piece of meat
Have we come this far just to kiss it all goodbye?
Say goodbye to life as we knew it
We had a good thing but it looks like we blew it
Take one long, last look and say goodbye
Forget about all the money you spent
Here comes the next extinction event
Say goodbye to the useless government
You’re on your own
Say goodbye to the rhinoceros
Hell, say goodbye to most of us
Take one long last look and say
Take on long last look and say
Take one long last look and say goodbye