No Such Thing as Waste

When I was a little kid

I liked to catch the rain

While my friends around the town

Let it flow right down the drain

But our tiny house in the trees

Had one thing that we drank

Every drop that we had saved

In our rainwater tank

Cos there's no such thing as waste

Only stuff in the wrong place

No there's no such thing as waste

When we treasure every trace

Moved to the city, rented a house

On my way to buy a bed

Saw one lying on the side of the road

So I took that one instead

And I also found a fridge, a couch

And a big old sewing machine

In the biggest pile of thrown-out stuff

That I had ever seen!

But there's no such thing as waste, woah no

Only stuff in the wrong place, yeah

I said there's no there's no such thing as waste

Better save it just in case

Well, we gotta refuse, reduce, reuse, repair then renew

Renew

I said refuse, reduce, reuse, repair then renew

You can get cool things out of the bin

You can compost every crumb

Save all the seeds, eat garden weeds

And give the rest back to your mum

It's time we thunk about all our junk

To keep our planet clean

That 'W' word is so absurd

In a world of blue and green

Cos there's no such thing as waste, woah no

Only stuff in the wrong place, yeah

I said there's no such thing as waste

That idea should be replaced

Cos there's no such thing as waste, woah no

Only stuff in the wrong place

I said there's no such thing as waste

Only opportunity

To be

Embraced