THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...)
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if you want me to pretend that everything's alright
you'll be dissapointed because I will not lie
and everything is not alright
some things are very wrong for me
and I will not pretend
that I want to belong to a club that condones violence
to a way that praises harm
I don't want to be part of any company
that ignores a fire alarm
in this world children are dying
and we poison ourselves every day
for most it is repressed
saying we're doing our best
as we go along our merry way
that's not good enough for me
that's not how I want to be
and I will not pretend to be satisfied
with a world based on ego and false pride
with a world in which love is denied
with a people that commit suicide
I will stay as I am
even if it must mean
I will live out this life alone
for I believe in love
and I won't give into fear
and I'm happier on my own
I don't want to fight
and I don't want to pretend
that everything's alright
children are dying
because we won't feed them
because we're too preoccupied
with making more money
and dressing our lives
with ornaments of false pride
poisoned production
make the deduction
we're committing suicide
eating our young
killing ourselves
pretending to enjoy the ride
from cigarettes to caffiene
to pills to guns to bombs
industrial pollution
or another final solution
that's how we carry on
but for me the human race
is not about beating each other
to some imagined finish line
for me the point of life
is to love one another
and achieve peace of mind
the highest goal for me
is to live peacefully
and to share a harmless rhyme
so if you have another end in mind...
please don't waste my time
If You Want Me To Pretend
Ric Candor ©1999
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