Death In The Wilderness - JJ Cale

Death in the wilderness

It’s a hopeless case I guess

Who’s looking out for the wilder side

It will soon all be gone

You can tell it won’t be long

We’ll find the wilderness has died

We’ll be the lonely one

Concrete, plastic human throng

Tellin' one another have you heard the news

We’ll mow it down, we’ll rape the ground

'Til there’s nothing left to abuse

The rabbit, he’ll be gone

The bird will sing no song

The wolf, the bear, the lion too

The insect far and near, creatures like the deer

We’ll put in cages at the zoo

Death in the wilderness

It’s a hopeless case I guess

Who’s looking out for the wilder side

It will soon all be gone

You can tell it won’t be long

We’ll find the wilderness has died

The stream will all dry out

The fish, gone no doubt

We’ll have no animals to fear

The tree will be no more

We’ll use it to build the store

Mountain scene will disappear

These changes takin' place

Will affect the human race

We’ll all know it when it’s gone

God save this planet now

We’ve got to help somehow

We’ve left it happen way too long

Death in the wilderness

It’s a hopeless case I guess

Who’s looking out for the wilder side

It will soon all be gone

You can tell it won’t be long

We’ll find the wilderness has died

We’ll find the wilderness has died