Louis Rosen

Lyrics

3. THE ACHE OF POSSIBILITY (Music & Lyric by Louis Rosen)

All too long I watched a world gone wrong
Years and years I watched a world gone wrong
A president with no sense of shame
A trumped up war in freedom's name
All too long I watched a world gone wrong

Far too long I watched a world gone mad
Years and years I watched a world gone mad
One man kills, another prays
Each awaits the end of days
White or brown, the goal's the same
Light the fire, then fan the flame
Far too long I watched a world gone mad

But I know
The ache of possibility is now
Once again, we plant the seed and speed the plow
Shed our sorrow
Stake a claim for the soul of tomorrow

All too long we let the lies go down
Our own fault, we let the lies go down
Ruthless power, hidden schemes
Nightmare stuff of waking dreams
Smoking gun or mushroom cloud
Easy lies to say out loud
Perfect words to stir the crowd

Incompetence with every lie
Soldiers and civilians die
Money can't relieve our fear
And billions disappear each year
Profit for some profiteer
And all too long we let it happen here

But I know
The ache of possibility again
There's work to do
We say a prayer and then
Shed our sorrow
Stake a claim for the soul of tomorrow

The bible says to seek and ye shall find
Mathew VII: Seek and ye shall find
Facts are there at our command
Private sale of public land
A tax break for the one-percent while poor folk sweat to pay their rent

Phones are tapped to ease our mind
Suddenly torture's redefined
Terror threats to scare us blind
And still another child gets left behind

From Baghdad down to New Orleans
Photo ops and phony scenes
Talking heads as go-betweens
Bloviate on TV screens
They say the ends will justify the means
I know the ends won’t justify the means

And I know
The ache of disappointments yet to come
Still we have to raise our voice and beat the drum
Shed our sorrow
Stake a claim for the soul of tomorrow

Yes I know
The ache of possibility is now
Once again we plant a seed and speed the plow
Shed our sorrow
Stake a claim for the soul of tomorrow
The soul of tomorrow
The soul of tomorrow

All too long I watched a world gone wrong

© 2009 by Louis Rosen, Lullwater Music, ASCAP.