Orphans Of The American Dream (by RickeyJoe and 2numbers)

Struggle on angry father
Worry not weary mother
Your children are safe
In the hands of another
While they sleep you slip away
Who is giving them the news?
Four hours when you get home
Will they have your virtues?

Look at your children
Innocence so pristine
They are the orphans
Of the American Dream

The future for them
Is looking so very awfully grim
There's no going back
It will never be the way it was again
Our hope is taken apart
Just a brick a day
When they say they can't make it
What are we supposed to say?

Look at your children
Innocence so pristine
They are the orphans
Of the American Dream

(bridge)
We were crushed
By the economy
What we said
Was blasphemy
The whole world
Just turned away
I'm sorry, son
What else can I say?

Work your fingers to bone
Nose always to the grindstone
Your children must work
Twice as hard just to get along
While the elite drink champagne
Who is paying their dues?
8 days a week, 400 days a year
To get some slack on the noose

Look at your children
Innocence so pristine
They are the orphans
Of the American Dream

They are the orphans of the American dream....

Some ****ing dream....

Now,this I like!Congratulations on a great collaboration youse guys!Okay,I wouldn't be me if I didn't give you a couple of "Dougie Says".

Who is giving them the news
Four hours when you get home
Will they still have your views.

The future for them
Is looking awfully grim
There's no going back
They just can't win

Okay,there are my two rhymes,I gave it my best shot.Other than these two changes.........I Loves it!

This one is really good, but I always thought America was the nation of hope and optimism. (unlike the grumpy old continent I live on). "Nose to the grindstone", "slack on the noose": compelling and powerful images.

Not anything like the stuff I try to write, but I really liked it. Lot of truth in it, great job.

Originally Posted by RickeyJoe

Thank you Doug! I appreciate your input! @ Peter Both, America has lived under the same illusion that you have about it for quite some time and perhaps at one time it was true but not any longer. America has been lulled to sleep with promises of hope and optimism, while underneath the great lie, everything slowly rots away. It's the sad truth.

Well said!

"Old grumpy continent"= Europe (I suppose) is geographically and historically fascinating and thrilling, economically and politically in ruins...
The American Dream is indeed still alive- especially amongst Republicans- and as so very many there have at last started to realize that it is
dead and gone and only prevents new ways of thinking, it doesnot do them any good.
Good you dared to put it in round and clear words,lol
We got to move out of here altogether it seems!