(Slow Rock Ballad / Folk Song)
Verse 1:
Cold wind’s howling through the alley tonight,
An old soldier shivers in the dim streetlight.
He fought for freedom, now he fights to survive,
With a flag on his jacket and pain in his eyes.
A mother stands silent in the grocery line,
Counting up pennies, putting food back behind.
Her hands are worn, her heart is tired,
But she smiles for her kids like nothing’s required.
Pre-Chorus:
We send our dollars to lands far away,
While our own go hungry every day.
How can we fix what’s over the sea,
When our broken ones are right here to see?
Chorus:
Take care of our own before we roam,
Shelter the lost, bring the weary back home.
Our elders, our children, the voices unheard,
America first—let’s honor our word.
Verse 2:
A man on the sidewalk, silver in his hair,
Spent his best years building dreams in the air.
Now he stares through a window at a world he can’t touch,
Wondering when it all stopped meaning so much.
Bridges are crumbling, towns falling apart,
Promises fading like rust on the cars.
Factories silent, dreams left behind,
Yet we send what we have past county lines.
Pre-Chorus:
They say it’s kindness, they say it’s right,
But charity starts where we see the light.
Let’s mend our homes, lift up our own,
No one should suffer here alone.
Chorus:
Take care of our own before we roam,
Shelter the lost, bring the weary back home.
Our elders, our children, the voices unheard,
America first—let’s honor our word.
Bridge:
It’s not about walls, it’s not about pride,
It’s about love that we’ve cast aside.
Before we fix what’s oceans away,
Let’s heal the hearts that are hurting today.
Final Chorus: (Stronger, more emotional)
Take care of our own before we roam,
Feed the hungry, give them a home.
Our fathers, our daughters, the ones left behind,
It’s time to stand, it’s time to fight.
Outro: (Soft, fading out like a call to action)
Before we give, before we stray,
Let’s love our people, show them the way.
A land of promise, strong and free,
Starts with the hearts of you and me.
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