In Seventeen Hundred and Seventy-Six

In Seventeen Hundred and Seventy-six By Franklin Price 7/4/2017 In seventeen hundred and seventy-six this Independence Day Declared by our fore fathers, our freedoms here to stay They fought the revolution came away the winning team To see now what has happened would only make them scream Instead of independence we are dependent in our ways Caring for ourselves and family has seen its better days The government has programs that put us on the dole Make us become beholden, to put this country in the hole The rich becoming richer through no benefits or pay They send employment offshore to keep making all they may Not taxed a fair percentage on the money they don't earn The workers have to do without while the rich have bucks to burn Buy another sports team, obtain a bigger yacht Control the New York Market, put more money in the pot Forget about the little man, he doesn't mean a thing If he'll bow a little lower, I will let him kiss my ring If I helped him with his healthcare or employed him at some work I might not be a billionaire, then I would be a jerk Any extra money, I must spend on Washington To show the House and Senate that I am still the one That's how the country runs today, there are the rich and poor The middle class is shrinking, they don't exist much any more The jobs that they once held, exist in another land Our independence gone; the rich make another grand.