Five Man Electrical Band - I'm A Stranger Here lyrics

Well I'm a stranger here in this place called Earth And I was sent down here to discover the worth Of your little blue planet third from the sun Come on and show me what you've done We got the aeroplane, we got the automobile We got sky scrapin' buildings made of gla** and steel We've got synthetic food that nearly tastes real And a little white pill that makes you feel A whole lot better when you get out of bed You take one in the morning for the long day ahead We got everything everybody needs to survive Surely the good life has arrived I think your atmosphere is hurting my eyes And your concrete mountains are blackin' out the skies Now I don't say that you've been telling me lies But why do I hear those children's cries 'Cause I'm a stranger here, I'm just looking around I see the aeroplanes carrying the bombs Why, you've even found people to drop them on You know you can't keep what you take by force But it's only my first impression of course. Well I'm a stranger here on your planet Earth We got the rivers and the mountains and the valleys and the trees We got the birds in the sky and the fish in the sea We got the - Oh you crazy fools, don't you know you had it made You were living in paradise But take it from one who knows Who knows the gates of Heaven can close I only pray that you take my advice Because Paradise won't come twice. Well I'm a stranger here in this place called Earth And I was sent down here to discover the worth Of your little blue planet third from the sun I think I'll go back home where I come from.