Like many, I've obeyed our laws
And followed all the rules
Yet when I look around, it seems
We're just a bunch of fools



Mankind has become much wiser
But we live in such a wicked world
It’s all foretold in the Bible
In Matthew, chapter twenty-four



The rich are getting richer
And the poor are with us still
The homeless, sick and elderly
Rejected, have lost their will



Hard-working people toiling away
Find it hard to make ends meet
Living from one paycheck to the next
Some forced to give up in defeat



Billions are sent to distant lands
The world’s pocketbook we’ve become
We seem to have forgotten, though
That charity begins at home



Addictions have become so rampant
Women sell their bodies on the street
Men rob and kill to feed their habits
While the dealers' fortunes increase



People die from starvation every day
In the richest country in the world
While freedom can be bought and sold
In buildings where our flag is unfurled



Our justice system is by no means perfect
But it’s the best one known to man
Even with its faults and foibles
I'm still proud of our fine land



Instead of living in a state of apathy
We need to let our voices be heard
And make elected officials realize
That we expect them to keep their word



Unless we all pray and work together
To make this world a better place
We may as well sit around and wait
For the extinction of the human race



Kathleen McCoy Eldridge©
August 28, 2007
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