What happened to our country
Land where we were free
Spacious skies
clean air to breathe
where have we gone
I remember Moms home with their babiesChildren playing outside
from dawn to dusk
sounds of their laughter and happy voices
Summer nights ~ Chasing fireflies
How far do we go
before we stop and ask why
joys of our childhood
Lost to our memory
Games of two square & Hopscotch
and hide & go seek
Lemonade stands
Ice cream trucks
Staring at clouds....
Oh, what does it look like
all in the land we call home
We see war and hate on TV
Not Love and Peace
Great Accomplishments
like first walk on the moon
TV and video games babysitting our children
From Grace at dinner
to huddling in fear of bombs
From drive-in-movies
to drive-by-shootings
When will we say enough
and start to change
We can't turn back the clock
But we can change
the way we think
we can change what we will tolerate
and we can fix the wrongs
We can have the world of Peace and Love
but only if we take the first step
and we take it together.
