The Human Race Song Lyrics and Chords by Doyle Lawson
The Human Race
Recorded by Doyle Lawson
Written by James Dawson Phillips, Eugene Dobbins, Timothy Ray Menzies
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We've flown to the moon
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have we missed the boat along the
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way
We reached for the stars
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are we that far removed from the
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cave
We'v
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e got radios and coda-phones computers
We hurl satellites in
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space
Now everybody's talking
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tell me why we can't communi
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cate
Are we
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losing the human
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race
Do
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we ever really learn from our
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mistakes
Who's
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ahead who's behind
Will there
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be a finish
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line
Are we
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losing the
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human
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race
Nations are starving
While they
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pay our farmers not to grow their
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grain
Fossil fuel is going up in smoke
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coming down in acid
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rain
The
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more that we progress it seems
The farther we keep slipping down that
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drain
It's a no-win situation
So
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tell me why we have to play the
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game
Repeat #2 x2
FAQ
Who sang the the song The Human Race?
- The song The Human Race was sang by Doyle Lawson.
Who is Doyle Lawson?
- Doyle Lawson (born April 20, 1944) is an American traditional bluegrass and Southern gospel musician. He is best known as a mandolin player, vocalist, producer, and leader of the 6-man group Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. Lawson was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2012.
