Song for Arlo by Jim Black

Song for Arlo
by Jim Black

Lately I've been thinkin' about singin' some songs
That would set the world right and right all the wrongs
But I'm havin' some trouble comin' up with the rhymes
So I'm sittin' here… thinkin' about better times

I've never known temptations of riches in life
But I'm proud of my children and I love my wife
And nothing could ever be better I know
Than loving…them dearly and watching them grow

Like passing the fire, like the links of a chain
It's new then it's old then it's new once again
And nothing is certain except evil and good
Ant the good…will rise up when we do what we should

The bosses have risen and taken the day
From the workers and families, it's the children who'll pay
And 'this land is their land' as the pendulum swings
Til the eagle…in her nest starts spreading her wings

Hey Arlo I saw you a-singin' your songs
It don't seem like enough to right all the wrongs
But the mysteries of life lie deep in the soul
Where solutions…and reason do not dare to go

Hey Arlo keep singin' and do not give up
And I'll sing with you and we'll all drink the cup
For greed and injustice will not go away
Until Truth…and Compassion and Love has its say