We’re fighting for and against
As of late, that’s how it is
Every day a hit or miss
Past, Present, Future tense

You might decide to call this life
I beg to differ, no reason why
Can we not read a simple sign
And simply stop, at the line

No one will reap from this instinct
Churning underneath but not that deep
You for you and me for me
It’s been that way through history

Selfishness rings of selfish times
Which calls collect to save the dime
Feel we’re owed most of the time
Until you get yours and I get mine

As we fight for and against
Everything we wish we had
That’s jotted down on our long list
Past, Present, Future tense