Obama Dragon Slayer

Dear President Obama,

I don't believe that chant we hear over and over on the news, CONSUME, CONSUME, CONSUME is the message we need to be sending out as a way to boost the economy! This earth does not have unlimited resources and our enormous population of consumers are using them up at an alarming speed. YIKES!

I wrote this song years ago. Instead of the Greenback Dollar...it is the Greenback Dragon (a symbol of greed and over-consumption). Actually...I know that I too am part of the problem, when we point one finger...3 point back at us. We can all do better. My partner and I are trying to green up our home and live with a smaller footprint on this earth, but sometimes AFFORDABLE options are few. Converting our house to solar is EXPENSIVE and not super available to the middle and lower class folks like us.

We were touring in Germany last year (we have for the past 9 years) and were SHOCKED to see solar panels on houses & barns ALL over the country The government has made INCENTIVES for folks to do so and it is amazing how quickly things are turning around over there. At least that is what I saw and heard from people we stayed with. How cool is that? We could do that here in America as well if YOU would lead the way and be our KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR...help us to slay that Greenback Dragon!

Here are the lyrics:

GREENBACK DRAGON
Words Donna Stjerna, Music Donna & Kelly Mulhollan

The Greenbacked Dragon convinced the maiden
she needed everything in his cave...
bright red shoes made in far off places,
where spiderweb laces were the rage.
But she didn't care...if the shoes were woven,
from the wings of fairies, they made her dance like a queen!
Then she wanted a crown made of Snowy Owl feathers...
money can buy those things.

Then the Greenbacked Dragon convinced a young man
he would be free and brave,
shiny new armor and a badge of honor
if he joined in the warring game.
But the boy did know...he'd be burning the homes,
of innocent gnomes and bringing the dragon their jewels...
he did his duty like a good soldier should, never questioned the rules!

I know it sounds like a fairy tale
one that could never ring true
but the Greenbacked Dragon is alive and well
convincing me, convincing you

One day the maiden, she had a dream...
a vision, some would say....and in that dream,
she saw the future, forever and a day...
in that vision there were no more fairies,
no Snowy Owls and much to her dismay...
by following the ways of the Greenbacked Dragon,
there was a price to pay!

Years dragged by and the young man grew tired,
of wars that would never cease...
while he was traveling, he met that young maiden,
she taught him how to live in peace.
They swore to the stars and the moon up above...
by the strength of their love, the dragon must be slain.
It is said they brought him down, without a sword or a sound,
by simply walking away!

I know this sounds like a fairy tale,
one that could never come true,
but if we all walk away from the Greenbacked Dragon
He'll lose his grip over me and you!