Best Song for Earth Day: “Conviction of the Heart” by Kenny Loggins

Redwood trees in Muir Woods National Monument, just outside San Francisco, California
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According to SongFacts, Loggins co-wrote this song with guitarist Guy Thomas who decided he had to do something as he drove past a toxic waste fill in Los Angeles. 

 

Though the lyrics are kind of general, one line near the end sticks with me: “Air that’s too angry to breathe/water our children can’t drink…”

Loggins performed the song on Earth Day 1995 at the National Mall.

It’s available from Freegal.