Fixing America In 500 Words Or Less


Chapter 46

DOWN HOME COMFORT
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           Somewhere between midnight and a frightened century dawn
           I awoke from a fragile sleep, all my hopes an’ dreams were gone
           Everything I once had in life ‘cept these few clothes on my back
           Lost somewhere between Saigon and a Skid Row mission tract

                   They call me Joe American and I come from Dixie Land
                   Played a little football abd worked hard with my hands
                   Down here on 5th an’ Julian the future don’t look so bright
                   Lord knows, sure could use a little down home comfort tonight

           A rebel son reborn on the wrong side of yesterday
           Decorated soldier abandoned on Living Hell Street LA
           Voices won’t let me rest and between memories recast
           Lie fragments of my Virginia home buried in a distant past

                   They call me Joe American and I fought in the war
                   Lost both legs an’ my best friend, never questioned the reasons for
                   But down here on 5th an’ Julian the future don’t look so bright
                   Lord knows, sure could use a little down home comfort tonight

           So take this letter on up to D.C. from a relative of Robert E. Lee
           The family tree’s alive in Dixie; ain’t gonna let you turn your backs on me

                   Yeah, the call me Joe American and I come from Dixie Land
                   And I wrote this simple note, try’n to help ya'll understand
                   You know, after the war they treated Lee and other veterans right
                   Lord knows, sure could use a little down home comfort tonight
                   Lord knows, sure could use a little down home comfort tonight



NOTES:

1. Inspired by Orlando Ward of Midnight Mission, Los Angeles, California and Los Angeles Times reporter and friend of the forgotten children of Skid Row, Steve Lopez; dedicated to Operation Stand Down; Nashville, Tennessee.

2. "Look, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom:  She and her daughter had pride, fullness of food and abundance of idleness; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy."  --Ezekiel 16:49

3. According to Jesus, God will judge the United States and all other nations by how they treat the sick and poor Matthew 25:31-46.

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