Have you heard the news today?
People right across the world are pledging
they will play the game victims of a modernworld,
circumstance has brought us here
armageddon's come too near,
too too near now foresight is the only key
to save our children's destiny
the consequence are so grave
the hypocrites we are their slaves.
So my friends to the end on each other we depend,
mountain high and river deep stop it goin' on
we gotta wake this world up from its sleep.
People stop it goin' on
have you heard the news today
money's on the menu in my favourite restaurant now
don't talk about quantity there's no fish left in the sea
Greedy men been killing all the life there ever was
so you'd better play it nature's way
or she will take it away
don't try and tell me
you know more than her about right or wrong
now you've upset the balance, man,
done the only thing you can
now my life is in your hands
mountain high and river deep
stop it goin' on
we gotta wake this world up from its sleep
people stop it goin' on
greedy men will fade away
oh they will fade away
when we stop it goin' on
I know it's got to be that way oh people,
stop it goin' on
I'm askin' when you gonna learn to stop it goin' on?
when you gonna learn to stop it goin' on ?