The Old Certainties Are Gone
Sun hits the sloping field
There, where once was toil
Now, machines bring the yield
And strip the good soil
Oh we think we live in the now
But you know the truth
The old certainties are gone
Oh baby you can't deny it
No more, no more
Cars cuttin' through the landscape
There, where insects were
Now, just a clean escape
Cuttin' through empty air
Oh we think we live in the now
But you know the truth
The old certainties are gone
Oh baby you can't deny it
No more, no more
Oh yeah the Earth will do to you
What you did to her
After all, it's only fair
And heaven knows baby
She just don't, she just don't care
Oh we think we live in the now
But you know the truth
The old certainties are gone
Oh baby you can't deny it
No more, no more