While there's still lightning
While a thundering bolt still falls
While the wind stirs the sea
And the fish sing their song
While we can flee to the south
While the sun rises in the east
While you're in the north
And to the west we have New York
While one can weave and weave
Or cry in a lonely corner
They say that all the cycles of yesterday
Are now the cyclones of today
But no, no, no, I'm not leaving
Keep building boats
While tenderness is a gift
And thus combat their wars
The sky is on our side
And no, no, I'm not going to Mars
While there's love left on Earth
While the toads still croak
And the blackbird knows its trill
That at night might make us howl
While behind a thin wall
There are people making love on a pallet
They'll say that all the cycles of yesterday
But no, no, no, I'm not leaving
Keep writing letters
Keep on with our singing
While tenderness is a gift
And thus combat their wars
The sky is on our side
And no, no, I'm not going to Mars
While there's love left on Earth
I'm not leaving, I'm not leaving
I'm not leaving, I'm not leaving
I only know that I'm not leaving
That no, no, no, I'm not leaving
Keep building boats
While tenderness is a gift
To thus combat their wars
The sky is on our side
And no, no, I'm not going to Mars
While there's love left on Earth
That it's no life without life or love