Lyrics for One In The Struggle on my CD = The High Cost of Living

One In The Struggle on my CD = The High Cost of Living

I am a farmer, I’m trying to grow some food–
Locked in a system that don’t do me no good–
They think I’m beneath them, like the dirt under my nails–
I am a farmer, but my farm is up for sale++++

I am a worker making money for my boss–
When times are good he profits, when they’re bad we take the loss–
We’re treated like children: supervised all day–
I’d quit in a minute, if I didn’t need the pay++++

And the bottom line is greed and the bottom line is ignorance–
and the bottom line is fear and the bottom line is power–
And the bottom line is here and now I have to realize–
We’re all in this together in the struggle to survive–
We are one in the fight to take control of our lives–
We are one in the struggle, we are one++++

I’m unemployed now my job has taken flight–
To some far country, where the workers have no rights–
I’m deep in debt now my insurance has expired–
My wife is pregnant, some days I feel so tired–

I am a refugee, my country is at war–
It’s the same old story, the rich against the poor–
And the rich get fatter on the lies the poor are fed–
When I speak the truth, they put a price upon my head++++

And the bottom line is greed…++++

I am a senior, living the golden years–
The pride of the drug firms, they’re playing on my fears–
And they’re mining my pockets to line their own with gold–
I am a senior, some days I feel so old++++

I am an Indian–
I am an African–
I am a woman–
I am a homeless one++++

And the bottom line is greed…

copyright 2008 Malcolm McKinney