WHAT'S THE MATTER NOW
WHAT'S THE MATTER NOW
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE COOL AND DARK GREY NIGHT
FROM A SHACK IN AN ALLY I WATCHED A FIGHT
BETWEEN A TEENAGE BOY AND A DRUNK OLD MAN
THEN, IN PULLS THIS CUSTOM PAINTED VAN
THE SKY IS BLACK AND THE ROAD IS RED
THE PEOPLE JUST STAND BY THE OLD MAN'S HEAD
AS HE FALLS TO THE GROUND IN SILENT PAIN
AND THE BLOOD ESCAPES IN THE RAIN
WHAT'S THE MATTER NOW
WITH OUR PLANET, HOW , CAN WE BE SO CRUEL
WHAT'S THE MATTER HONEY
IS IT FOOD OR MONEY MUST WE ALWAYS DUEL
THE COPS DRIVE BY WITH LOADED GUNS
AS THE INNOCENT BOY JUST RUNS AND RUNS
THE OLD MANS DEAD AND THE WITNESSES SAY
"ANOTHER POOR BOY JUST GOT AWAY."
THE COPS, THEY LEFT THE DEAD BODY THERE
HE WAS AN OLD , OLD MAN, AND NO ONE CARED
ABOUT THE ENDLESS KILLINGS DAY BY DAY
MUST WE ALWAYS LIVE THIS WAY?
WHAT'S THE MATTER NOW
WITH OUR PLANET, HOW , CAN WE BE SO CRUEL
WHAT'S THE MATTER HONEY
IS IT FOOD OR MONEY MUST WE ALWAYS DUEL??????
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