BIRTHRIGHT By Tom Jensen
I had a glass of wine and I felt fine
Yeah, so I had a couple more…
I went out looking for a good time
Like Marco Polo – I wanted to explore…
Had no idea what it would bring
Maybe something great or perhaps nothing…
The only difference between the pauper and the king
Is just birthright and the size of the diamond ring…
Change the substance not the shadow
Or else you’ll find that change is hollow
Let the light in open the window
Lead the people and they will follow
What do I do…
If not this?
What do I share?
If not this gift?
What’s the best present
To give to our kids?
I say a future world
Left better than when we
First came into it?
But leading by example
Is the hardest thing to do
To reserve and hold your judgment
Until you walk one day without shoes
Singing the song of someone else
Well, it only goes to prove
That one man’s country song
Can be another man’s blues
What do I do if not this?
I could go back to being a hypocrite
Hello dear…(fake smile)
Hi my love…(kiss, kiss)
Change the substance not the shadow
Or else you’ll find that change is hollow
Let the light in open the window
Lead the people and they will follow
Here’s something those of you
With two jobs already know
This bitter pill has become
Too hard to swallow
Healthcare’s gone for good
And Social Security will follow
They want you to pay for today
So they can own you tomorrow
Overworked and underpaid
Slowly dying from minimum wage
Swimming in debt as the cost of living
It rises over your head…so you try to forget…
But I won’t let you forget:
Change the substance not the shadow
Or else you’ll find that change is hollow
Let the light in open the window
Lead the people and they will follow