When a major power outage occurs
There's no reason to go on with life
Might as well just dig a big hole
And jump right on in, my advice
Can't function without the net
Shows you how much we're a slave
To the delicate structure we live by
Like going back to living in a cave
Scary when you really think about it
Our lives hang on by a thread
So dependant on things as they are
Sometimes the future we dread
The world population is leaping ahead
At the current unprecedented rate
Can we maintain our standard of living
Many things determine our fate
So a power outage can be annoying
But a harbinger of things to come
At my advanced age it isn't as critical
But for young ones the future is glum
When a major power outage occurs
There's no reason to go on with life
Might as well just dig a big hole
And jump right on in, my advice
Can't function without the net
Shows you how much we're a slave
To the delicate structure we live by
Like going back to living in a cave
Scary when you really think about it
Our lives hang on by a thread
So dependant on things the way they are
Sometimes the future we dread
The world population is leaping forward
At the current unprecedented rate
Can we maintain our standard of living
Many things determine our fate
So a power outage can be annoying
But a harbinger of things to come
At my advanced age it isn't as critical
But for young ones the future is glum
© Jack Ellison 2013