When the Wheels Don't Move

Who'll work the assembly line? Who'll pull the freight on time? Who'll work the all night haul? Who'll explain it all when the wheels don't move? Bigger chariots didn't save Rome Easy money didn't stay at home They said the iron horse would always roam Who'll tell the children when the wheels don't move? Man's power over nature Hubris and greed let the fossil fuels burn No way to keep the wings in flight When the turbine engines don't move Going green a casino catch phrase Ethanol's made of smoke and mirrors Who makes the decision to feed the tanks And not the mouths when the wheels don't move? When the wheels don't move Red planet as salvation Divine hope turns to depredation Who'll be left to make that station? Devoid of God and nation we trust The wheels don't move When wheels don't move When the wheels don't move When the wheels don't move