the world we live in

a little something to take the edge off
and to take me off the edge
i’ve seen enough of the madness for now
oh let me drown it all out

this is the world we live in
this is the world we live in

how can you sit there smiling?
when kids are starving for nothing
i guess it’s easy to turn our backs
we’ll let the grandkids pick up the tab

this is the world we live in
this is the world we live in

so whatever happened
to universal brotherhood?
when it did we become
an enemy of one?

what about abolition
of our national distinctions?
we still wave our flags
yet we are children of the sun

this is the world we live in
this is the world we live in

a little something to take the edge off
pour me another one
i’ m a useless creature of this world
i’ m not the only one