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Legacy

from I can't stay long by Wob

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In the years to come
When our children read of us
Will they sit back
And swell with pride
Or will they talk for hours
And puzzle at what we've done?
Or will they follow in our stride?
Will they go on treating their fellow man with hatred?
Or will they treat everyone as themselves?
Will they love the world
And right all of our wrongs?
Or will they do as we have done?

Because from the river to the sea
We poison along the way
And turn everything
To our advantage
There's not much give
There's just take
And nothing in return
What a legacy to be an heir to

If the people who lived
One thousand years ago
Could come back now
And see how we've progressed
They would be horrified
To see what we've done
To their green land

Our history books and scriptures
Tell us how many people died
To fight for what is good
But when the fighting's over
Life goes on just the same
So do we really learn
From our mistakes?

Because there's still
Killing and dying
And suffering and pain
Because someone
Can't get on with his neighbour
There's not much give
There's just take
And nothing in return
What a legacy to be an heir to


Song written by Wob

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from I can't stay long, released June 9, 1996

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"A spring heeled, iron lunged avalanche of energy and melody.
Wob's sound is a glorious and intelligent blend of punk, pop and folk."

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