The American Dream
The American Dream tell everyone across the land
The American Dream come on over let’s take a stand
The American Dream tell everyone across the land
The American Dream come on over let’s take a standWhat is the American Dream?
Has it been lost in unequal education?
Racial disparity
Homelessness
Hopelessness
Crime and SelfishnessOne America
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At what point did any one actually live the American Dream?When the men came over and claimed the land in which the Indians called home
When the ships docked and the brothers and sisters of Africa were stripped of their heritage
When Desert Storm, Vietnam, Civil, or the World War’s ended
When the veteran returned home only to be told there aren’t any resources available
When the laws passed; Separate but Equal, Brown verses the Board of Education
When the young man or woman was beaten for being gay
When prison became the only option
When you started to believe the world was changing because you finally got a black President only to be reminded that the nasty smell of racism is stronger than a mountain of horse manure
When the child was killed by the hands of his own mommy and daddy
When schools are no longer a safe place to learn and the streets is where to many call home
When cutting someone off on the highway became a death sentence
When the ozone began to erode away
When the hurricane struck, the flood waters rose, the flames of the fire was too hot to survive, or
When the birds fell out the sky or when the oil took over the sea
When English isn’t my first language became a reason to harass me
When winning a game is more important than wrinkling one’s brain
When being murdered at home, school, church, or work became a strong possibility
When fighting a war in another country has drained the economy
When buying a home is no longer an option
When cutting education from the budget is not considered justified homicide (genocide)
When men and women are gunned down for taking a stand
When the #1 news story is an actor on drugs, rather than a kid with a high IQ score
When it’s okay to have a man work under the table but making him a citizen is not available
When a member of the neighborhood watch can kill an unarmed kid and not be sentenced to jail
Is this the American Dream?
One America Two America Three America
At what point did any one actually live the American Dream?The American Dream tell everyone across the land
The American Dream come on over let’s take a stand
The American Dream tell everyone across the land
The American Dream come on over let’s take a stand
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