911:
©
1998 by Lydia Glider-Shelley
Verse 1:
The check’s in the mail, it’s on it’s way:
I don’t know why you didn’t get it today!
Please don’t come take my stuff away,
I’m just a humble soul.
No matter how hard we have tried,
Uncle Sam ain’t on my side!
Lord, we’ve stayed up nights and cried:
But we’re not “on the dole”!
Chorus:
911 God, I think it’s time we all began to make the climb:
Away from poverty and crime…
911 God, I think it’s time
Verse 2:
I’ve got a rope to hold up my pants,
Pay my bills in person ‘cause I can’t afford stamps!
I can sing but I won’t dance…unless I’ve had a drink!
Maybe I don’t have too much to eat,
I’ve still got shoes upon my feet!
Somewhere to escape the heat, take a bath, and think!
(repeat chorus)
Verse 3:
I don’t lie and I won’t steal, even if I need a meal:
I prefer that which is real to that which is a sham!
On my way to where I go, I have learned all that I know… We all
fight a common foe: the suffering of man!
(repeat chorus)