TOO MANY POOR by Rusty Reid

TOO MANY POOR

by Rusty Reid

Rusty Reid is an American independent, alternative-folk rock singer-songwriter. Born and raised in West Texas, he came of age in the late 1960s, and still carries the spirit of that revolutionary era in his head and heart. Rusty writes melodic, guitar-powered songs, many of which are philosophic, …

I take a look and I don't like what I see
All around the world such disparity
We're all divided by no more than luck of the draw
A few with everything, the rest with nothing at all

And I've decided... Too Many Poor
And too much in too few hands
Yeah there are Too Many Poor
And too much in too few hands
What are we going to do?

It's the sickness of, it's the power of greed
That makes a child of God covet more than he needs
While a brother suffers hunger and pain
Wondering ever will his circumstance change

How do we dare call ourselves civilization
And turn away from the un-united nations
Of the poor

Too Many Poor
And too much in too few hands
Yeah there are Too Many Poor
Don't you agree
And too much in too few hands

Written by: Rusty Reid

Submitted by: riopaso on April 05, 2021