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.  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.