We paid are homage once again For their devotion to the realm Revered they stand anointed By proxy reappointed Till we erode the Earth below We've got to treasure the Earth Treasure the Earth Forever the Earth Beyond the precipice ahead Another path where we may tread Bequeathed by those before us Who knew though never saw us And left a treasure in their stead Treasure the Earth We've got to treasure the Earth And if this hour should be their last For all such things shall come to pass Those words which lie, unspoken Before the hold is broken And all that stood before erased We've got to treasure the Earth Treasure the Earth Forever the Earth