I'll Start With Me

Well, we do okay with the things God gave us

But will it be enough when it's time to save us

One in three can't read, so many mouths to feed

We just sit and wait like a loaded gun

We cloak ourselves in the great tradition

The United States of acquisition

Every man for himself, it's just me and no one else

Will we ever learn there's a price to pay

America the free, wake up from your fantasy

Is the nation so divided we can't see

That there's work to be done, somethin' there for everyone

I know I'll start with me

Six o' clock it's another story

A gunman down in a blaze of glory

Only ten years old makes my blood run cold

And the press descends like birds of prey

And politicians stay in office

Far too long to vote their conscience

Lobbied, bought and sold, trading votes for gold

They've forgotten that they work for us, yeah

America the free, wake up from your fantasy

Is the nation so divided we can't see

That there's work to be done, somethin' there for everyone

I know I'll start with me

For the beast to stay alive, it has to feed

That's why in times of peace, they create an enemy

What we called the big red scare is just my neighbor over there

With hopes and dreams, the same as me, the same as me

America the free, wake up from your fantasy

Is the nation so divided we can't see

That there's work to be done, somethin' there for everyone

I know I'll start with me, I'll start with me

Well, we do okay with the things God gave us