"What’s Going On in America"
( Lyrics By Gerald Logan)
(Verse 1)
What’s going on in America
Drug-fueled people living in the streets
Homeless veterans with no money, so they can’t eat
Families breaking under the weight of the cost
Dreams fading fast, so many hopes lost
The rich get richer, the poor fade away
Politicians talking, but they’ve got nothing to say
Church doors closed while the hurting stand outside
Looking for a little hope, a little peace inside
(Chorus)
What’s going on in America?
Land of the free, but we’re chained in our minds
We’re bleeding red, white, and blue this time
The stars and stripes are torn and frayed
And we’re wondering how we got this way
Oh America, what’s going on today?
(Verse 2)
Children grow up with fear in their eyes
Schools locked down while the sirens cry
Jobs shipped away to some foreign land
While our people can’t find work, can’t make a stand
We argue over things that don’t mean a thing
While corruption pulls the puppet strings
We’ve forgotten the ones who built this ground
And now their voices can’t be found
(Chorus)
What’s going on in America?
Land of the free, but we’re chained in our minds
We’re bleeding red, white, and blue this time
The stars and stripes are torn and frayed
And we’re wondering how we got this way
Oh America, what’s going on today?
(Bridge)
It’s time we rise, put the fighting aside
Remember the ones who lived, bled, and died
For a dream we’re letting slip away
We’ve got to fight for the USA
(Outro)
What’s going on in America?
Do we still believe in liberty’s flame?
Or will history look back in shame?
It’s not too late to change the song
But we’ve got to stand before it’s all gone
