And when the black rain comes
[“Our God: O.I.L.”]

 Every day the money – is on their table

(….and their stock goes up!)

Every day they talk - as they spin their fable:

We must dig, drill and serve,        [our God, O.I.L.]

"We do not have the time or the WILL,

To preserve the species, make better cars, selectively DRILL,

For to be independent and free     [of our God, O.I.L.]

WE must burn our precious resources" (i.e. Wilderness!!)

Barren land & Black sea to churn like a living hell,

All in the name of our GOD: O.I.L.

…and when the black rain comes,

Remember: it’s their God, but your hell!

Refrain> …and when the black rain comes,

          Just remember children, it’s our hell

        All in the name of “their” God, O.I.L.

And when the black waves crash,

        And you’re still “empty” while they’ve got a stash (!)

Will you STILL excuse them? And RATIONLIZE

        The exploiters as JUSTIFIED {Yea, while they “lied”}

But if I point out this truth, I am accused of being

        Irrational – unpatriotic – and uncouth!

Yet, WE (the People) were founded on “straight-talk”

                NOT smoke-screened untruth!

And so WE are all to “serve”

        And dig up everything to be “free”

        Of the very beast who demands (Everyday!)

We prostrate in homage on bended-knee

But don’t you see children? Don’t you see?

Sooner (not later) we must say (and mean) NO!

“You & your God” must take the cut,

        REDUCE CONSUMPTION before WE GO!

You say we have no choice but to serve (your GOD, O.I.L.)

...but when the black rains comes…

[and we must fight and die to get more O.I.L.]

Just remember (and tell) your CHILDREN:

                complain NOT  - Don’t yell!

For it’s THEIR God but

          But (Y)OUR hell!

…and when the black rains comes (and you)

Fill the skies with all your lies

Sooner or later WE must say NO!

Later will not do – “not now” they say

        But we will in 2022!!

“We can’t make better mileage cars and light trucks”

[the same old refrain:>]

        Is so UNTRIED and UNTRUE (!)

“NOT NOW” the oil/auto gurus say:

“You” didn’t DEMAND THEM!

Well that’s true —for this we’ll pay:

And we all sing: [the same old refrain:>]

Refrain

          …and when the black rain comes,

          Fills the skies with all their lies

          Just remember children, it’s our ”Living” hell

        All in the name of “OUR” God:  O.I.L.

c. 2008, August, all rights reserved, Michael A. Guy