Go North

Go north, young man
Climate change is telling us
Go north

We've settled out across the land
To Californy we've sallied forth

Phoenix, St. George
Other places too
But the Colorado River
Is a river we've outgrew

Go north
If water is more plentiful
Go north to frozen land
Go north to Alaska
Leave behind the desert sand

Let the Colorado River
Supply our breadbasket farms
70 percent of the water
Is needed for those charms

Let the farmer learn new watering ways
Drip irrigation or whatever else
But let him have what water he needs
To take care of himself

What's left, then, remains for city-dwelling
But be frugal of lush green lawns
Still conserve, still be wise
Don't practice water wrongs

And, when all your water's claimed
Then building moratoriums come about
And force the population
To go out and look about

Maybe it forces you north
Just as far as Montana
But go north, young man
Even if  all the way to Canada