Fixing America In 500 Words Or Less Chapter 20 BIG MACK DONALD [ co-written by Daniel Muhammad ] [ song will load and play automatically ]     Not long ago in America a nation's heartbeat throbbed     United, not divided, families only needed one job     Most could afford a baseball game, hot dog and a beer     Vacation every summer and a few new clothes each year     Big Mack Donald had a farm, then he opened a burger joint     We’ve drowned in fat ever since ‘till there really ain’t no point     Tempted beyond measure, we keep comin’ back for more     Now the justice scale lies broken all over the global floor     Yeah, life in the twenty-first century, it ain't quite how it used to be     Everything we eat is microwaved an' there’s color on tv     Newspapers are delivered right through the telephone line     We can charge stuff on the internet---go broke in realtime     Big Mack Donald had a farm, then he opened a burger joint     We’ve drowned in fat ever since ‘till there really ain’t no point     Tempted beyond measure, we keep comin’ back for more     Now the justice scale lies broken all over the global floor     Politicians an' preachers once sometimes told the truth     We didn't throw war's first stone an' sacrifice our finest youth     With no video games or cell phones, a house felt like a home     Children fought an' played together instead of on a computer alone     Big Mack Donald had a farm, then he opened a burger joint     We’ve drowned in fat ever since, there really ain’t no point     Tempted beyond measure, we keep comin’ back for more     Now the justice scale lies broken all over the global floor     Satchel Paige said don't look back, somethin' might be gainin' on you     But it's hard to believe in tomorrow when the blind sheep of the blind     Are leadin' you. . .  Oh, they're leadin' you Click to Go Back to Contents Other Books by Richard Aberdeen Click Here to eMail the Author Copyright © by Daniel Muhammad and Richard Aberdeen Copyright © by Freedom Tracks Music No part of this material may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including printing, photocopying, recording or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the author.  Inquiries: Freedom Tracks Music ~ Records / 292 Trails Circle / Nashville, Tennessee 37214 or requested via eMail.  Appendix Revolution and Revolution/Side B are open copyright and may be reproduced or utilized as desired.