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The storm drain's connected to the next rain connected to
Everything that falls upon the street, add the parking lots and lawns
It all gets washed on down and, man, it's not so neat
But there's this new idea to spread the word around
Kids are painting signs near the street, so everybody sees
That people care what goes down the drain, because

The storm drain's connected to your local creek or river
And from there the water moves deep underground
Then the pumps bring it up and we hope there's no bad stuff
From where the water's been movin' around
So, before you take your next drink, stop and just think
Of all the problems we can solve right at the start
Let's watch what goes down there, Let's show we really care.
And take this little message to heart

Refrain
The sign says, Dump no waste! this drains to a stream
This storm drain is just pipe
Let's keep the water clean
We know how much clean water means
To all the critters in the web of life

There's antifreeze and dirt and leaves and pesticides and poop,
Motor oil and rubber dust and lead in muddy soup,
Fertilizers and detergents, plastic pieces of all kinds
It's brewin' up our next drink and we out of our minds.

'Cause if we dump it we will drink it
There ain't no place to hide
We have a direct connection
We're three quarters water
And you know we really oughta' care
What goes down our storm drain collection.

Storm drain stenciling
I'm hopin' it will be the in thing
Folks will get what's happening
They'll chip in and do their part
To stop pollution right at the start

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