Fixing America In 500 Words Or Less Chapter 12 WRITING ON THE WALL [ co-written by Daniel Muhammad ] [ song will load and play automatically ]                        Back in '68, in a land divided by hate                        Some picked up a sign, some a gun in answer to the call                        Headed off to war, what for, no one was really sure                        No one could see the writing on the wall                        Me and brother Abel, sittin’ at the table                        Eatin’ peas an' cornbread and Mom’s warm apple pie                        The day she got the word, word she’d long since feared                        A note that said we’re sorry, you’re true love had to die                        And all that’s left of Daddy is a name on some memorial                        Can’t we see the writing on the wall?                        Seems again of late in a land divided by hate                        Some pick up a sign, some a gun in answer to the call                        Headed off to war, what for, no one is really sure                        Seems like no one sees the writing on the wall                        Yeah, we’re sittin’ at the table minus brother Abel                        Eatin’ peas an' cornbread and Mom’s warm apple pie                        Last week she got the word, word she’d long since feared                        A note that said we’re sorry, your firstborn had to die                        All that’s left of Abel will be a name on some memorial                        Can’t we see the writing on the wall?                        Will we be sittin’ at the table without the son of Abel                        Eatin’ peas an' cornbread and Mom’s warm apple pie?                        When she gets the word, word she’s long since feared. . .                        Will we ever see the writing on the wall? * * Dedicated to  Vietnam War veteran and peace activist Ron Kovic, Vietnam War veteran and former state senator Max Cleland and to Diana VandeGeer, mother of the last soldier whose name is listed on the Vietnam Memorial Wall; for Families of Soldiers Against War, Vietnam Veterans Against the War and Veterans for Peace; inspired by Daniel Chapter 5. 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: Inquires click here.  Appendix Revolution and Revolution/Side B are open copyright and may be reproduced or utilized as desired.