Fixing America In 500 Words Or Less Chapter 4 TEARDROPS OF BLOOD click here if song fails to play in 6 seconds Click Here for Music Video of this song                                     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 Here to Go Back to Contents Click Here to eMail the Author Copyright © December 10th, 2019 by Richard Aberdeen. Copyright © December 10th, 2019 by Freedom Tracks Records. ( including from several earlier copyrights ) 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 publisher and signed by the author. For inquiries, please contact Freedom Tracks Records.  The essays entitled Revolution and Revolution ~ Side B are open copyright and may be reproduced and distributed as desired.