THE FAUCET'S ON FIRE
words and music
copyright © 2015 by
Roy Zimmerman
copyright © 2015 by
Roy Zimmerman
The gas is cheap, the house is warm
The neighbor’s sick and the faucet’s on fire!
We found a pocket of natural gas
So naturally, we had to frack it
Drilling a thousand feet under your ass
Making a thunderous racket
Filling your pipes with contaminants
Like we don’t give a damn, an’ it’s true
‘Cause the gas is cheap, the house is warm
The neighbor’s sick and the faucet’s on fire!
We want you to know your concerns have been heard
So cheer us and spare us the lectures
Our water supply engineers have assured
Us that we already wrecked yours
So if your bathroom basin is volatile
Light it up, and we’ll call it a lamp
‘Cause the gas is cheap, the house is warm
The neighbor’s sick and the faucet’s on fire!
The gas is cheap, the clothes are dry
The dog is dead and the faucet’s on fire!
Now you were concerned for your children
And you thought that they’d
Be afraid
But they roasted marshmallows
At the same time as they made
Lemonade
Oh, what a future we promise you
It’s a future of wonderful benefits
And we wish you the best of luck suing us then if it’s not
Big corporate dividends, that’s what you smell
And that’s a relief when you’re choking
And if we’ve given you cancer, ah well
At least we have helped you quit smoking
(Near the faucet, anyway)
The whole thing is so frackin’ natural
It’s a miracle that you’re alive
‘Cause the gas is cheap, the house is warm
The neighbor’s sick, the roses are brown
And the boss is rich, the dog is dead
There’s a hole in the sky and an ache in your head
And the house won’t sell because of the smell
And the EPA is AWOL
But the clothes are dry, the food is cooked
The shower is hot…
Because it’s on fire!
The neighbor’s sick and the faucet’s on fire!
We found a pocket of natural gas
So naturally, we had to frack it
Drilling a thousand feet under your ass
Making a thunderous racket
Filling your pipes with contaminants
Like we don’t give a damn, an’ it’s true
‘Cause the gas is cheap, the house is warm
The neighbor’s sick and the faucet’s on fire!
We want you to know your concerns have been heard
So cheer us and spare us the lectures
Our water supply engineers have assured
Us that we already wrecked yours
So if your bathroom basin is volatile
Light it up, and we’ll call it a lamp
‘Cause the gas is cheap, the house is warm
The neighbor’s sick and the faucet’s on fire!
The gas is cheap, the clothes are dry
The dog is dead and the faucet’s on fire!
Now you were concerned for your children
And you thought that they’d
Be afraid
But they roasted marshmallows
At the same time as they made
Lemonade
Oh, what a future we promise you
It’s a future of wonderful benefits
And we wish you the best of luck suing us then if it’s not
Big corporate dividends, that’s what you smell
And that’s a relief when you’re choking
And if we’ve given you cancer, ah well
At least we have helped you quit smoking
(Near the faucet, anyway)
The whole thing is so frackin’ natural
It’s a miracle that you’re alive
‘Cause the gas is cheap, the house is warm
The neighbor’s sick, the roses are brown
And the boss is rich, the dog is dead
There’s a hole in the sky and an ache in your head
And the house won’t sell because of the smell
And the EPA is AWOL
But the clothes are dry, the food is cooked
The shower is hot…
Because it’s on fire!
