Oh beautiful face in the sky
The shutters have been closed should I be locked and loaded
heads of state are saying one thing yet to us it needs decoding
natural man is on the run and the rift is growing wider
be silent, you can hear the crying and genocidal dying
We see out heroes nightly on the news and police lineup
there's nothing left to root for, could this mean that our time's up?
families jammed into one room at the economic inn
and our cultures 'bout celebrity, no values, that's a sin
School girls havin' babies and then they're taken away
medical marijuana for middle schoolers, just look the other way
we sell our deadliest weapons right to the highest bidder
and the poorest fight our fights and we're a bunch of baby killers
Kids raising themselves on video games and on the xbox
terrorists sending us gifts into stations and our our docks
gangster rap is our religion, bling is what we're chasing
congress sold our country, just look at what we're facing
There's strip bars on every corner and they're right outside our schools
If you ain't ganged up and tatted they be calling you a fool
Bitches, whore, the 'n' word, is the language of the street
Gun fire and marbury's sneakers make me real fast on my feet
Instead of building prisons lets educate the masses
think of the planets future and clean up greenhouse gases
Give the churches back to God, they ain't no bingo parlor
Feed humanity around the world instead of chasing greenback dollars
When all is said and done there'll be a few that's still left living
with a message from the man about sharing love and giving
this ain't no pennance but good works can be fun
Oh beautiful face in the sky lift us up through this
as my mama used to say, "plant me a wet kiss"
illuminate your earth, light up your sacred ground
and shine all over us as evil goes down
This song dedicated to a young girl named Irene, horribly abused from 6 - 14. You are my inspiration.
Lyrics by Rich Hoppe
Music: 83 rythym
