The Price We Pay

(08/21/11) The days are getting longer and the nights are getting shorter. The economy is scaring And the tempers are flaring. So many people struggling to survive And many on the unemployment line. Military people are losing their rights And still expected to stand and fight. Social security checks are getting smaller And the welfare lines are getting longer. Yet we still throw millions of pounds of food away And millions are starving every day. People are crossing our borders every day Looking for jobs with a bit more pay. You no longer have to wonder Why banks are going under. The world is going through the same things as us But in GOD we must put our trust. If those words are imprinted on our currency Then in that you must believe. If we could only go back to the past Where we could afford a gallon of gas. Where jobs offered retirement benefits And health care too, and we didn’t have To worry as to what to do. We all know that life never stays the same And we all must go through these aches and pains. Is this the price that we must pay So the politicians can get their way?