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By: Cedric McClester Before losing a job that’s gone Overseas Bob’s not alone He worked his fingers to the bone Then had to refinance his home His benefits have now run out Future employment is in doubt He wonders what it’s all about Now all he wants to do is shout God bless America, what for? I hardly know you any more You reward the rich ignore the poor A divine reckoning’s in store To a conservative’s delight Budgets are cut left and right They spend billions for wars they fight And no one seems to get uptight But not one dime’s spent to restore The safety nets we had before See charity’s not at their core So it's about the budget, oh yeah sure! God bless America, what for? I hardly know you any more You reward the rich ignore the poor A divine reckoning’s in store I disown my Uncle Sam America I say ******* For what you seek to blame on ‘Bam Just because you think you ca God bless America, what for? I hardly know you any more You reward the rich ignore the poor A divine reckoning’s in store In the face of so much blight How can they even sleep at night Yes this is meant to indict Those who refuse to do what’s right Jesus said among the olive trees, Beg your pardon, excuse me please What about the least of these The ones you seem to always squeeze God bless America, what for? I hardly know you any more You reward the rich ignore the poor A divine reckoning’s in store To a conservative’s delight Budgets are cut left and right They spend billions for wars they fight And none of them gets uptight But not one dime’s spent to restore The safety nets we had before See charity’s not at their core So it's about the budget, oh yeah sure! God bless America, what for? I hardly know you any more You reward the rich ignore the poor A divine reckoning’s in store Cedric McClester, Copyright (c) 2016. All rights reserved.
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Jan 25, 2016
Jan 25, 2016 at 10:30 AM UTC
A DIVINE RECKONING
By: Cedric McClester Before losing a job that’s gone Overseas Bob’s not alone He worked his fingers to the bone Then had to refinance his home His benefits have now run out Future employment is in doubt He wonders what it’s all about Now all he wants to do is shout God bless America, what for? I hardly know you any more You reward the rich ignore the poor A divine reckoning’s in store To a conservative’s delight Budgets are cut left and right They spend billions for wars they fight And no one seems to get uptight But not one dime’s spent to restore The safety nets we had before See charity’s not at their core So it's about the budget, oh yeah sure! God bless America, what for? I hardly know you any more You reward the rich ignore the poor A divine reckoning’s in store I disown my Uncle Sam America I say ******* For what you seek to blame on ‘Bam Just because you think you ca God bless America, what for? I hardly know you any more You reward the rich ignore the poor A divine reckoning’s in store In the face of so much blight How can they even sleep at night Yes this is meant to indict Those who refuse to do what’s right Jesus said among the olive trees, Beg your pardon, excuse me please What about the least of these The ones you seem to always squeeze God bless America, what for? I hardly know you any more You reward the rich ignore the poor A divine reckoning’s in store To a conservative’s delight Budgets are cut left and right They spend billions for wars they fight And none of them gets uptight But not one dime’s spent to restore The safety nets we had before See charity’s not at their core So it's about the budget, oh yeah sure! God bless America, what for? I hardly know you any more You reward the rich ignore the poor A divine reckoning’s in store Cedric McClester, Copyright (c) 2016. All rights reserved.
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Jan 25, 2016
Jan 25, 2016 at 10:30 AM UTC
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