If you were born in a housing project
I dedicate this poem to you
Hoping that deep in your dull eyes
You can see a little blade of grass
And man, you gotta see things clearly
It's high time to hit pause
To swap this gloomy life
For the perfume of a rose
It's the anthem of our countryside
Of our rivers, of our mountains
Of life, man, of the animal world
Shout it real loud, wear out your vocal cords
No job, no diplomas
Everywhere the same dead-end smell
Nothing fires up your neurons anymore
Not even the sh*t you pack into your cones
Go look elsewhere, nothing holds you back
Hurry up and make something with your hands
Don't look back, there's nothing for you here
And be the first to sing this refrain
It's the anthem of our countryside
Of our rivers, of our mountains
Of life, man, of the animal world
Shout it real loud, wear out your vocal cords
Sit down by a river
Listen to the water flowing over the earth
Tell yourself that at the end, hey, there's the sea
And that, that ain't anything short-lived
You'll then understand you're nothing
Like the one before you, like, like the one who's coming
That the liquid running through your hands
Will keep you alive till tomorrow morning
It's the anthem of our countryside
Of our rivers, of our mountains
Of life, man, of the animal world
Shout it real loud, wear out your vocal cords
Sit down next to an old oak
And compare it to the human race
The oxygen and shade it brings you
Does it deserve the axe blows that bleed it?
Lift your head, look at its leaves
You might see a squirrel
Staring at you in all its pride
Its home's right there, you're on the doorstep
It's the anthem of our countryside
Of our rivers, of our mountains
Of life, man, of the animal world
Shout it real loud, wear out your vocal cords
Shout it real loud, wear out your vocal cords
Maybe I'm talking just to talk
Maybe when you listen you feel like laughing
But if concrete is your future
Tell yourself it's the forest that lets you breathe
I'd like, for all the animals
For you to catch the message in my words
Because a patch of earth, a stalk of reed
Will feed the growth of your kids
Will feed the growth of your kids
It's the anthem of our countryside
Of our rivers, of our mountains
Of life, man, of the animal world
Shout it real loud, wear out your vocal cords
It's the anthem of our countryside
Of our rivers, of our mountains
Of life, man, of the animal world
Shout it real loud, wear out your vocal cords, hey