INDIGO GIRLS - up in smoke lyrics

rate me

they took away my garden

to make room for a chemical plant

i feel my country's arteries harden

with the aid of a government grant

we are not a bunch of upstarts

just out looking for a cause

cause we hunger for our justice

and not applause

we don't just make peace signs and meditate

we don't take this thing as a joke

we just want to relate we're in a pretty bad state

and we don't want to go up in smoke

my water has got cancer

and the rivers have all dried

while i watch my country practice

nuclear suicide

we are not a bunch of upstarts

(we are not a bunch of upstarts)

just out looking for a cause

(for a cause)

we hunger for our justice

and not applause

(not applause)

we don't just make peace signs and meditate

we don't take this thing as a joke

we just want to relate we're in a pretty bad state

and we don't want to go up in smoke

don't think it's impossible

to see this thing come clean

we're going to save this poor old world's head

from the guillotine

we are not a bunch of upstarts

(we are not a bunch of upstarts)

just out looking for a cause

(for a cause)

we hunger for our justice

and not applause

(not applause)

we don't just make peace signs and meditate

we don't take this thing as a joke

we just want to relate we're in a pretty bad state

and we don't want to go up in smoke

they took away my garden

(my water has got cancer)

to make room for a chemical plant

(and the rivers have all dried)

i feel my country's arteries harden

(while i watch my country practice)

nuclear suicide

(nuclear suicide)

nuclear suicide

we are not a bunch of upstarts

just out looking for a cause

we hunger for our justice

and not applause

(not applause)

we don't just make peace signs and meditate

we don't take this thing as a joke

we just want to relate we're in a pretty bad state

and we don't want to go up in smoke

don't want to see our children

(don't want to see our children)

oh go up in smoke

oh we don't want to see our children

yeah