| 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 t | hings that | can't seem | true |
| C | |
| Paradise In Troubled Waters |
| F | G | |
| Situation g | rim |
| 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 under | stood |
| F | G | |
| Leave us in embar | rassed 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 |
| FaddB | 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 | understan | d |
| From Cheryl Wheeler "Cheryl Wheeler" |
| North Star Records 1986 |
| Penrod And Higgins Music / Amachrist Music |
| ACF Music Group |
| Drums: Robbie Magruder |
| Bass: J. T. Brown, John Jennings, Jonathan Edwards, Rico Petrocelli |
| Guitars: Cheryl Wheeler, John Jennings |
| Keyboards: Dick Brewer, Jon Carroll, Kenny White |
| Synthesizers: Kenny White, John Jennings, Jon Carroll |
| Percussion/Harmonica: Jonathan Edwards |
| String Synthesizer: Jerry Bowles |
| Cello: Dave Premo |
| Saxophone: Jim Biggins |
| Vocals: Cheryl Wheeler, Jonathan Edwards, Mary Chapin Carpenter, |
| John Jennings |
| Produced by Jonathan Edwards |