Water Wars

Water water everywhere! We caught the great monsoon

in reservoirs to flood the fields and make the deserts bloom

Soon a brand new town was born and they dug a thousand wells,

but when a million people came, the water table fell

so we changed the river's course to save the great city

Snow melt from the mountains north no longer reached the sea

Now the snow and rain no longer fall but the population soars

and desperation  sets the stage for the coming water wars

Time rolls on, the river runs till the water's all gone

the wells run dry and the battle lines are drawn

When at last the water runs out, what good will be the oil?

It won't keep the thirsty herds alive it won't sprout the droughted soil

When the reservoirs run dry and all those cities fold

more wars will be for water fought than all the oil and gold

Time rolls on, the river runs till the water's all gone

the wells run dry and the battle lines are drawn