Metal detectors mounted in schools
A country divided and cannot choose
Partisan efforts to disclaim votes
Another winter of kids without coats
We stand on the brink of a world gone mad
With more bad news for the press to add
Firestone companies paying small fines
Families bereft in funeral lines
While the faith in our nation declines
Our daughters growing up too fast on the pill
Our sons carrying weapons just for a thrill
While the gun laws get kicked out on Capitol Hill
Now our government’s involved in world-wide relations
Vocal in all foreign confrontations
Can’t find a solution for our own damn nation.
