Dinosaurs

(Murray)

when the earth was newly forming
and mankind had yet to be
lived a mighty race of giant
strong of claw and sharp of teeth
dinosaurs

they were swimming in the ocean
till they crawled up from the sea
then one day they started flying
and they reigned the world supreme
dinosaurs

grandma’s sewing denim patches
on the pants of destiny
at the dawning of an era
watching history repeat
it’s looking like the easy answer
is to blame society for the wars

they were swimming in the ocean
till they crawled up from the sea
then one day they started dying
till the last one disappeared
no they never saw it coming
though the signs were there to see
dinosaurs

now the earth is slowly warming
and we’re chopping down the trees
to the children of tomorrow
we hand down this legacy
never tired of playing with matches
even crawling from the ashes
humanity

they were watching television
fixing cars and chasing dreams
then somebody pushed a button
and they vanished into steam
that they never saw it coming
they would swear it and believe
dinosaurs

they were swimming in the ocean
till they crawled up from the sea
then one day they started flying
and they reigned the world supreme
though they never saw it coming
it was sudden and complete
for dinosaurs