Photosynthesis

A little leaf is thirsty, soaking up the rain The sun comes up, a golden-yellow stain It's feeling kind of hungry, needs a magic trick To make its own food, something fast and quick It breathes in what you breathe out, from the morning air A silent little promise, a chemical affair Oh, it's photosynthesis, a solar-powered beat! Turning light and water into something sweet CO2 plus H2O plus sunshine is the key To make a little sugar and set oxygen free! Yeah, photosynthesis, the green machine's design

Makin' life from light, one sunbeam at a time! Inside the leaf, a factory in green The tiny chlorophylls are setting up the scene They're like a billion solar panels, catching every ray Storing up the energy to power through the day The roots pull water upward, a steady, silent flow The stage is set for magic, now watch the garden grow Oh, it's photosynthesis, a solar-powered beat! Turning light and water into something sweet CO2 plus H2O plus sunshine is the key To make a little sugar and set oxygen free!

Yeah, photosynthesis, the green machine's design Makin' life from light, one sunbeam at a time! So next time that you're breathing in the cool and gentle breeze Remember that you have the quiet, working leaves to please They build the very bottom of the whole food chain From a blade of grass to fields of golden grain It's the engine of our planet, a process so profound Spinning life from sunlight, without making a sound Oh, it's photosynthesis, a solar-powered beat! Turning light and water into something sweet CO2 plus H2O plus sunshine is the key

To make a little sugar and set oxygen free! Yeah, photosynthesis, the green machine's design Makin' life from light, one sunbeam at a time!