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The Water

from Bright New Way by Travis Knapp

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The water 'round here runs clean and clear
The water 'round here runs clean and clear

It flows to us from the ground below
And it rains on us from the clouds, we know
That the water 'round here runs clean and clear
The water 'round here runs clean and clear

And the trees grow green, while the deer run free
And the food that grows is all that we need
'Cause the water 'round here runs clean and clear
The water 'round here runs clean

But corporations are telling us
"You've got to work that, eek that gas from the ground
No more time for messing around
'Cause there are homes to be run
Noble deeds to be done
And we can't get the power you need from the sun"
They say: "You are the first, this is the only, you are the chosen ones"

But this has happened before, from sea to shining shore
With accidents, lies, destruction, and more

I mean, we're asked to trust an industry that's exempt from
the Safe Drinking Water Act
the National Environmental Policy Act
the Emergency Response and Community Right-to-Know Act
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
the Superfund Act
the Clean Air Act
the Clean Water Act

Do you need to hear any more?  We must not hydrofrack!

If it cannot be done safely, it must not be done at all
One ruined drop of water is one ruined drop too many
So listen up, choir, I know you've got something to say
We could be the very spot where drilling was stopped in its tracks
Clogged up, pushed back

Sometimes you've got to preach to the choir in order to get them to sing
Sometimes you've got to preach to the choir in order to get them to sing

We've got to plant our feet like roots in the earth
Clasp hands like branches
If we stand strong together, maybe we can protect her
They're gonna have to chop us down to break into this ground

And though there are no wounds that the Earth can't heal
The scars this would leave are far too real

The water 'round here runs clean and clear
The water 'round here runs clean and clear

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from Bright New Way, released October 3, 2013
Written by Travis Knapp
(Keyboard and Vocals by Travis Knapp)

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Travis Knapp Ithaca, New York

"Hopeful soul-lifting acoustic folk music rooted in pop, jazz, soul, and gospel - piano/banjo/guitar/vocals; from the fields, forests, ponds, and meadows of Ithaca, NY."

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