a new study says another lost
generation
this time those under twenty-five
the economy in another steep nose dive
getting harder just to survive
put a face on this
misery … (go ahead, go ahead)
no, no no one ever signs up for this
misery - no one ever signs up for this
in a land so vastly rich
how can there be so many
poor
so many so many many
poor
poverty the new norm in many classrooms the study says
feed the stomach
then
the mind
however the damn curriculum is designed
we fall further and further behind
(go ahead)
put a face on this
misery … (go ahead)
no, no no one ever signs up for this
misery - no one ever signs up for this
in a land with so much wealth
how can there be so many
poor - so many many so many
poor
so many many poor
riding the all night city bus, motel last stop
come on is this any way to live a life
sleeping with an open eye and a ready knife
the in-e-quality
running rife
in a land that has so lost its way
that's how there can be so many
so many
poor
so many
poor
so many, many many
poor so many many
poor
how can there be so many . . .
