Unpredictable Times

     some people aspire
     others conspire
     to get ahead
     or stay fed
     in this new millennium
     where so many are a sinnin'
     morals, values lost
     souls sold, loyalty cost
     few people trying to make a buck
     bootlegging, down on their luck
     selling movies, music for five
     leaving artists struggling to survive
     misery, devils work night and day
     keeping people down/blocking their way
     pirates robbing every industry
     Why? For the hell of it? It's a mystery
     junkies stealing hubcaps for nickel bags
     pushers advertising and selling their scag
     e-mailers flooding in-boxes with useless spam
     the naïve falling victims to costly scams
     pornography, pedophiling everyday news
     identity theft at an all-time high too
     can't trust clergymen or politicians
     can't afford medicines or college tuition
     crazies kidnapping, raping, killing at will
     read or watch the news, get a chill
     jobs scarce, money tight
     retailers reduce, consumers bite
     terrorists got the world on edge
     seems everyday in Iraq a soldier's dead
     Michael J., R. Kelly, Martha Stewart
     got the world wondering did they do it
     California marrying gays 'round the clock
     lawmakers racing to bring it to a stop
     big stars rise and big stars fall
     E.T. & Access reporting it all
     Democrats, Republicans neck and neck
     claiming they can put the U.S. back on track

     as the clocks around this vast world chime
     who knows where we'll end up in these
     unpredictable times


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