Generals and Refugees

General George Washington was a man with a plan

To fight the Indians and take away their land

By death or by trickery he would succeed

He brought the Iroquois Nation to its knees

And left them

(Homeless) homeless

(Starving) starving

(Hopeless) hopeless

(Praying)

Yet still praying

For the ordinary life that lies somewhere in between

The Generals and the Refugees

General Motors could afford to disregard

That a family of five would end up living in their car

When a dollar's worth of gasoline won't take you very far

You're better off just to stay right where you are

Meanwhile the planet is soaking in toxins

Islands of plastic are choking the ocean

The tides and the temperatures rise and cause flooding and fires

All of this flies in the faces of science deniers

Clean air and water are altered by poisonous agents

What will we do when the Earth can no longer sustain us

We will be

(Homeless) homeless

(Starving) starving

(Hopeless) hopeless

(Praying)

Yet still praying

For the ordinary life that lies somewhere in between

The Generals and Refugees

General Dynamics wants to build a better bomb

With a government contract for the latest Vietnam

In truth they realize that the ones they have will do

To wipe out a continent or two

And leave us

(Homeless) homeless

(Starving) starving

(Hopeless) hopeless

(Praying)

Yet still praying

For the ordinary life that lies somewhere in between

The Generals and the Refugees

Meanwhile there's chaos and rage at the border

Children in cages and desperate fathers and mothers

Seeking asylum from violence and devastation

Hoping the wealthiest nation on earth can save them

Instead of compassion they're faced with political backlash

Scapegoated hated arrested and turned away

(Homeless) homeless

(Starving) starving

(Hopeless) hopeless

(Praying) praying

For the ordinary life that lies somewhere in between

The Generals and the Refugees

(Homeless) homeless

(Starving) starving and

Hopeless

Yet still praying

For the ordinary life that lies somewhere in between

The Generals and Refugees