Paradise In Troubled Waters

F G Winter's voice had barely spoken Em F Everyone was bummed and broken F G C F G Hangin' onto yhreads the way we do F G Shielding eyes from TV screens Em F With African starvation scenes G And photographs in magazines F G C F G Of things that can't seem true C Paradise In Troubled Waters F G Situation grim C And we the reckless sons and daughters F G Spread the luck so thin C Oh, the gross results and chain reaction F G Too late understood F G Leave us in embarrassed silence F G Wishing that we could C Make the difference, see the light F G Carry the flag, lead the fight C Save the whales, save the seals F G Save the trees and birds and fields Fadd B C F G And save each other F G So we read the news with helpless eyes Em F And look for ways to compromise F G C F G But mostly, we just do the best we can F G Is it just a part of what we are Em F To want too much and go too far F G And contemplate with no regard F G C F G What we don't understand