BIG IDEAS (IN THE
SHRINKING WORLD)
Words and Music by
Randy Stonehill
The economy is shrinking
Our money is a joke
We should go back to trading sea
shells
And just admit that we're broke
And our food supply is shrinking
(yeah, yeah)
But we continue happily
(yeah, yeah)
Building condos on farm land
(yeah, yeah)
And dumping sewage in the sea
(yeah, yeah)
Someone's talking 'bout a big
idea
Someone's talking 'bout a higher
vision
Everybody's on the run
Lookin' out for number one
And your big ideas don't fit
Big ideas in the shrinking world
Big ideas in the shrinking world
Big ideas in the shrinking world
Well you make us real nervous
with your big ideas
Our water is shrinking
All the pipes are in decay
But don't think of it as water
It's more like "soup of the day"
And our air supply is shrinking
(yeah, yeah)
The sky is turning brown
(yeah, yeah)
We're getting cancer of the cancer
(yeah, yeah)
Just from walking around
(yeah, yeah)
Someone's talking 'bout a big
idea
Someone뭩 pointing to the Savior
of the Ages
Everybody's busy just takin' care
of business
And your big ideas don't fit
Big ideas in the shrinking world
Big ideas in the shrinking world
Big ideas in the shrinking world
Now we don't wanna hear about
your big ideas
Our sanity is shrinking
From Argentina to Iran
It seems like everybody's itching
To get a nuclear tan
And our compassion is shrinking
(yeah, yeah)
It's the ultimate crime
(yeah, yeah)
'cause we could save the starving
millions
(yeah, yeah)
But we can't seem to find the time
Someone's talking 'bout a big
idea
Someone's pointing to a Light in
the darkness
Everybody's trying to keep their
heads above water
And your big ideas are rockin'
the boat
Big ideas in the shrinking world
Big ideas in the shrinking world
Big ideas in the shrinking world
Well, you make us real angry with
your big ideas
Now we don't wanna know about
your big ideas
Uh, we're too busy to get cosmic
with your big ideas