Lyrics

[Verse 1] Hot winds and hunger cries, Ethiopia Flies in your babies' eyes, Ethiopia Walking sticks on burning plains Betrayed by politics, abandoned by the rains [Chorus 1] On and on, the human need On and on, the human greed profanes Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia [Verse 2] Your topsoil flies away, Ethiopia We pump ours full of poison spray, Ethiopia Between the brown skies and sprinkling lawns I hear the whine of chainsaws hacking rainforests down [Chorus 2] On and on, insanities On and on, short-sighted greed abounds Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia [Bridge] Little garden planet, oasis in space Some hearts hurt, they can hardly stand it Famine phantoms at the garden gates Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia [Verse 3] Every Sunday on TV, Ethiopia You suffer with such dignity, Ethiopia A TV star with a PR smile Calls your baby "it" while strolling through your tragic trials [Chorus 3] On and on, stupidity On and on, the basic needs are defiled Good air, good water, good earth Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia [Outro] Little garden planet, oasis in space Some hearts hurt, they can hardly stand the waste Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia