The American Government
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Put your ego to the side
And decide what is best
Better for the people
Those slaving away in your factories
Standing in line at the VA
Trying to find a way to feed
Their children for a day
Why do we have to be on the
Left or right wings of the
American Eagle?
Soaring high and soiling the
Faith we put into our leaders
They publish books and punish the good,
No time for a trial, no jury
Of your peers, it’s been like this for years
Guilty until proven innocent
Written in red, white, and blue, who knew
That this country of freedom isn’t so free
When basic human rights cost money
But there is no money, only blind deals
Sell your soul to buy a piece of bread
And keep on working until you’re dead
They hit us with bright smiles and preach
Morality and good will, but do they have the will
To pass laws for the benefit of the citizens
Or will they continue with their sins?
They’re in it for the profit, not for the people
Cross out “rights” and rename it the Bill of Privileges
You can have your opinion, your weapons,
Your privacy, until it threatens the men in power
To them you and I are only another
Mouth to feed, open and begging for a scrap
Our screams and protests don’t reach them
But when it is time to vote,
All of a sudden we are the best of friends
Same backgrounds, same troubles, the same worries
We ask for social security
But not security in social issues
Where is the equality our predecessors died for?
Where is the free will given to all human beings?
Where is the safety guaranteed to us?
The blood of the innocent spells out
“Democracy for all”
Mere children run to answer Uncle Sam’s call
I support our troops, but not the war
They spend billions on defense but none on the poor
We are not a heliocentric planet any longer,
But rather money centric
So how about you
Keep your coins, because I want change