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Where Do The Children Play by Cat Stevens

Well I think it's fine, (1)________________ jumbo planes.
or takin' a ride on a cosmic train.
switch on summer from a slot machine.
get what you want to if you want,
cause you can get anything.
I know we've come a long way,
we're changin' day to day,
but tell me,
where do the children play?
Well you roll on roads over fresh (2)__________ grass.
for your lorryloads pumping petrol gas.
and you make (3)________ long, and you make (4)________ tough.
but (5)________ just go on and on,
and it seems you can't get off.
Oh, I know we've come a long way,
we're changin' day to day,
but (6)________ me,
where do the children play?
When you crack the sky, scrapers (7)________ the air.
will you (8)________ on building higher
til there's no more room up there?
will you make us laugh, will you make us cry?
will you tell us when to live?
will you tell us when to die?
I know we've come a long way,
we're changin' day to day,
but tell me,
where do the (9)________________ play?
Answers:
(1) building(2) green(3) them(4) them(5) they(6) tell(7) fill(8) keep(9) children