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The American Game

So small our slice of the American pie
I've spent countless hours wondering why
Why have we so little
While others have the lion's share
Why do foreigners take part in the harvest?
While our cupboards remain so despairingly bare

The reasons are many
Too many to name
Time is better spent finding solutions
To compete and play the American game
We must put a team together
Gathering the best we can find
Anyone not willing to get on board
We'll pray that God will help them
But they've made the choice to be left behind

We can't wait any longer
Slavery has given us a very late start
We haven't been doing this freedom thing long
We're basically starting with our souls and our heart
We've been treated so shamefully
Through our blood, sweat, and tears
There's a lot of ground we have to make up
We've only been free for 137 years

In that time
More than a few
Have made it through
Achieved success
In the middle, upper-middle, and upper classes
But what I'm talking about
Is success for the masses

Education is the foundation of the game
It's chapter one in the book of rules
The number one rule, simply stated
The number one rule they've created
Education is their basic way of measure
It can never be taken away
Education is their treasure
It must become ours
Its importance stressed
From the womb and the cradle
Our children must compete
Education will make them able

The team is us who'll pay the price
Doing the right thing
Without thinking twice
We'll set the course
Without selfish remorse

Our time may be short
Soon we'll all be dead
So we must begin thinking two generations ahead
We must be focused
With undying determination
The first order of business
Our children's education

BruceEdwards
© 2001

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