Robert Hoyt personally gave me his "Dumpster Diving Across America" CD at the RRR in 1995. On October 29, 2003, I transcribed the lyrics, on my own, in an attempt to get the producer of "Hemispheres" to use the song as bump music for an upcoming show on electrical power monopolies. On December 10, 2003, Robert gave me permission to post his lyrics - you should probably obtain permission of your own if you wish to do the same: - - - I flip the switch and the lights come on, I set out the garbage and like magic it's gone, I turn on the faucet and the clear waters flow, I gas up my car and away I go. I'm in my armchair watching some wild animal show, There are places out there somewhere it's sure nice to know, And as the carnivore closes in for the kill, They don't show the strip mine just over the hill. Why should I care? Why should I care? Because all of this is not a problem for me, it's just an opportunity... I go to the store and the store and the shelves are well stocked, Dumpster's full of food out back of our lot, I pray to the God of the economy, and ask what my country can do for me. If I could buy a second home where I could sneak off, Buy a golfcourse in the mountains, the interest I could write off, Or on the beach where storms are a frequent occurance, with taxpayers subsidized flood insurance. Why should I care? Why should I care? Because all of this is not a problem for me, it's just an opportunity... Ecological collapse is imment you say, We're losing at least 100 species a day, Headed towards a brick wall at a 100 miles per hour, It's not just about survival, it's about power I'll buy a beach front land that is ten miles inland, If it gets too hot here I'll just move to Finland, Get a glass bubble where I can hide, That will withstand the bricks from the ones outside. Why should I care? Why should I care? Because all of this is not a problem for me, it's just an opportunity... Why should I care Because all of this is not a problem for me, Then again I guess it could be - http://www.rogerwendell.com