Written by: Lenny Kravitz. (Vanessa Paradis). How many children must die. How many rivers run dry. How many angels must cry. For silver and gold. (Lenny Kravitz). Why don't we learn. From our past. How many more years. Will we last. 'Cause life is just moving so fast. For silver and gold. (Vanessa Paradis). For Silver and gold. How much more time. Can we waste. How much more land. Be defaced. (Lenny Kravitz). Oh Yeah. 'Cause soon we will all be erased. For silver and gold. (Vanessa Paradis). 'Cause our earth should last forever. And our lives forever on on .... (Lenny Kravitz). For God gave us all to partake. (Vanessa Paradis). Why can we just learn to relate. We're pissing on our children's face. For silver and gold.. (Lenny Kravitz & Vanessa Paradis). For silver and gold. (Vanessa Paradis). For silver and gold. (Lenny Kravitz & Vanessa Paradis).