#27

The kindest people I've ever met
never had a dollar to spend
cause they spent it all on things like rent
and keeping their hungry mouths fed.

Lovin' their kids and their folks
and their pets and barely gettin' by.
But somehow the will of love
always provided the will to survive.

Twas rememberin' the days when I was in school
and chalkboards were still around.
we saluted the flag every mornin'
and didn't worry about the chemicals
on the playground

we were rich then, even though we were poor
we were happy because we didn't know.
or maybe we really did know
what mattered, that is.
Maybe it was easier to be happy back then
because we were just happy
to have a friend
my how the tables have turned
now we're too busy gettin' ahead.

I ask myself if I should have had my son.
wonderin' if the world will only break his heart.
askin' people to put down their guns
and open up their hearts
and their minds
and what little souls
they have left.

It's not too late you know.
If you dare to fight the good fight.
It's not too late you know
To make things right.