LYRIC FOR SALE

By BJ Mills

A numbers game divide and conquer
Mother Nature they try to blame her
Fire and wind and waters rising
No time left for compromising

Children afraid to go to school
Defy the odds seems all to cruel
Cries for change are kept at bay
When will it end if not today

CHORUS
Hope springs eternal
Or so they say
Longing for the promise
Of a better day

Politicians words shrouded in myth
Ever quick to plead the fifth
Racial injustice, privilege and freedom
Fueled by greed designed to mislead them

Others so desperate to cross a river
A promise of hope, stand and deliver
Freedom from anguish and persecution
Replaced by fears of separation

REPEAT CHORUS

Too many souls lost and forgotten
Shackled by the pain of truths misspoken
Living each day in shades of blue
Holding out hope for all that is true

Promises made, promised broken
Words of wisdom left unspoken
Faded memories of how it used to be
If along the way we can't break free

REPEAT CHORUS