Fixing America In 500 Words Or Less Chapter 4 ~ Bonus Song TEARDROPS OF BLOOD [ song will load and play automatically ] Leroy lives in a cardboard box Down by the mission bell Where saints refuse to go And the sinners wish him well Forced to carry his own cross While we drive nails in his coffin You might say it is routine It happens far to often A decorated soldier Veteran of the war Who would've thought that he would be Among the sick and poor? The preacher-man wags his head While the rich man turns away His mother looks on weeping Teardrops of blood are falling Jesus sang a Samaritan song Down by the mission bell Where saints refused to go And the sinners wished him well Forced to carry his own cross While we drove nails in his coffin You might say it was routine It happened far to often A decorated soldier Veteran of the war Who would've thought that he would be Among the sick and poor? The preacher-man wagged his head While the rich man turned away His mother looked on weeping Teardrops of blood were falling Leroy lives in a cardboard box Down by the mission bell Where saints refuse to go And the sinners wish him well Seems no one down here gives a damn Though the stone's been rolled away Our father looks on weeping Teardrops of blood are falling NOTES: 1. Inspired by "Tramp On The Street" by Grady & Hazel Cole and "Greenwood" by Peter Yarrow, as performed by Peter, Paul & Mary. 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. 4. HOMELESS STATISTICS AND INFORMATION. Click to Go Back to Contents Other Books by Richard Aberdeen Click Here to eMail the Author Copyright © by 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.