There's only so much oil in the ground Sooner or later there won't be much around Tell that to your kids while you driving round downtown That there's only so much oil in the ground We can't cut loose without that juice Can't cut loose without that juice If we keep on like we doing things for sure Will not be cool - It's a fact We just ain't got suffiecient fuel Cause there's only so much oil in the ground Sooner or later there won't be none around Alternate sources of power must be found Cause there's only so much oil in the ground Cause there's only so much oil in the earth It's a fact of life - for what it's worth Something every little girl and boy should know since birth That there's only so much oil in the earth There's no excuse for our abuse No excuse for our abuse We just assume that what we use How we exceed the oil supply But soon enough the world will watch the wells run dry There's no excuse for our abuse No excuse for our abuse We just assume that what we use How we exceed the oil supply But soon enough the world will watch the wells run dry Cause there's only so much oil in the ground Sooner or later there won't be none around You can tell that to your children while you driving round downtown Cause there's only so much oil in the ground Cause there's only so much oil in the earth It's a fact of life - for what it's worth Something every little girl and boy should know since birth That there's only so much oil in the earth We can't cut loose without that juice Can't cut loose without that juice If we keep on like we doing things for sure Will not be cool - It's a fact We just ain't got suffiecient fuel There's only so much oil There's only so much oil There's only so much oil There's only so much oil