Philosophy Of The Common People SONG OF THE COMMON PEOPLE                       We are not a national football hero                            we’re not a big-time Hollywood star                       We’re not among the wealthy or the famous                            and have never known the taste of caviar                       We are the everyday working woman                            and the ordinary working man                       We don’t always do what we think right                            but, by God, we do the best that we can                       We are the common people and lately                            it seems we have no common voice                       Our vote that one time seemed to matter                            is drowned in shallow sound-bite voice                       The corporation lobby holds the power                            Benedict Arnold’s in the Capitol tower                       We can’t ignore your gilded greed much longer                            we love our children, we have no choice                       We want education with morality for our youth                            we want health care and a decent job                       And from the future of our children’s children                            we want corrupt politicians to cease to rob                       You claim your primary interest is our protection                            from terrorism of a foreign shore                       But you ignore problems within our own borders                            disregard our sick and hinder our poor                       The price for basic services keeps going up                            you make no proposal for our health care                       You pollute the planet of our children’s future                            building weapons from funds that are not there                       You sing your twisted praise to Jesus                            while ignoring the people’s basic diseases                       And bow to your big-oil, world bank war-machine                            as if this somehow, our Creator pleases                       Now, you can talk about Marx and Engels                            and the unsound theories of Adam Smith                       And you can blend your New World Order into                            a synchronized hypocritical synthetic myth                       But this lesson comes from a prophet long ago                            who went up against established institution                       If you don’t uphold interests of the common people                            there will be revolution but no true solution Click to Go Back to Contents Other Books by Richard Aberdeen Click Here to eMail the Author Copyright © 2002 by Brothers/Sisters Productions ~ Copyright © 2002 by Richard Aberdeen 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.