Legacy

When all our sons and daughters  
Have tasted bitter waters 
And the legacy we've left behind is rich with pain and slaughter 
Who will stay to dry their plaintive tears 


When the world we've given over 
Is as cold as they grow older 
Who will be the stable shoulder 
To calm their doubts and fears 


If we think of only profit 
And we forget about our conscience 
The only ones who harvest off it  
Are the hands within the coffers  


We put the wolves to lead as shepherds 
When they just audit earning records 
And then bellow at the lectern  
Bout how bleeding makes things better 


So when we accord to them their birthright 
Will there be only wars to fight 
Or will we take the cause and all unite 
To ignite this world with love and life