One in Four - Have Nots

1 in 4 were on the shores

Now they’re begging and they’re bribing in the post-war cold, t

He scattered shells their internal wars

The broken the discarded ones

Who crawled along exploding cars

Survivors lost in a lost cause

The bullet in his heart will he take it all on

Will he die on the sand or on the boulevard with gun

To the front of his forehead

Maybe it will bring a little peace and solace

Quiet the cry the unending riot

Lives to dream of his former life now rubble…

Under the gaze of our eyes, a solemn sigh…

No salvation, no sanity

He’s just a silhouette forgotten in headlines

Now their rotting under neon lights

No life worth living, former armor piercing

War-relics, rusting away

Could this be what they had in mind

Were the GI’s blind during the war cries

Promise all the things they can’t afford

No security for the veterans tonight

Johnny got fucked by the GI bill

Choking on that bitter pill

Took what seemed the safest bet

And now he’s home drowning in debt

He hates his wife his life’s a mess

House and car got repossessed

Said it ain’t right man I’m a vet

And set out for the statehouse with a gun