SHADE TREES
LET US BE LIKE SHADE TREES
IN THE DESERTS OF THIS WORLD
WATER TO A DRY AND SUFFERING LAND
LET US ANSWER WHEN WE HEAR
THEIR VOICES CRYING OUT
AND BE THERE WITH A PAIR OF SELFLESS HANDS
IF YOU’RE YOUNG AND WILLING
LIKE A STRONG BIRD FLYING HIGH
NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE
YOU’LL NEVER KNOW UNTIL YOU TRY
AND THOUGH YOU’RE JUST IN HIGH SCHOOL
DON’T LET THEM HOLD YOU DOWN
THIS WORLD NEEDS A LOT OF HEALING
AND YOU’RE THE HOPE WE HAVE NOW
CHORUS
THIS LIFE IS NOT A FAIRY TALE
BUT THERE ARE MONSTERS WE MUST SLAY
LIKE HUNGER, AIDS AND POVERTY
AND THEY’RE STILL HERE TODAY
SO IF YOU HAVE THE COURAGE
THEN TAKE UP THE BATTLE FLAG
YOU CAN CHANGE THIS WORLD FOREVER
AND BE THE BEST WE EVER HAD
CHORUS (twice)
OOH OOH SELFLESS HANDS
