The Line

My friend Annie's got it made See it in her See it in her every way She's got the life so many want Had it right Had it right from the start You know she always gets it right Never even Even has to try Before she opens up her eyes The sun shines down her way It happens every day And Annie doesn't even know She doesn't know she's livin' across the line Knew this boy his name was George Just arrived Arrived upon our shores Now he doesn't have to fear Cause the shootings are less frequent here Living in a cardboard hut He prays for the less fortunate And though he's got no family He thinks that it's just right Thinks everything's all right Cause Georgie doesn't even know He doesn't know he's livin' across the line Seems to me we live our lives With blinders on our eyes Never really seeing beyond the line See your life just as you want it If it's beyond your reach you'll never have it The color of your skin Can change your outcome If you're not one of us You'll be treated like a bum The haves and the have-nots We put each other in a box And look the other way And nothing's really fair today And that's the way it's gonna stay As long as we ignore we're livin' across the line