The Good Old Days

The Good Old Days Thinking back to the beginnings of my life Two wars America could never have won Thousands dead more wounded as America fought for nothing A president murdered as he waved at the people who loved him Riots that placed whites against blacks broke out in every city Four innocents killed in Kent for speaking their mind Others jailed and beaten for protesting a president they thought was wrong Free speech was only for the party in power A wall built to separate families from ever seeing each other mocked American power Nuclear war was less than ninety miles away while the president flexed his muscle American missiles were stationed all across the country so we could destroy any enemy Strikes lasted not weeks but months causing people to live in their cars No one came to help as children starved The president committed crimes yet was never punished What is a crime was erased by his friend stating the president would be pardoned That ended that People talk about the good old days Look at history and let me know when they were That we can talk about the good old days and where they were hiding