Living In Troubled Times
As life becomes harder and harder to make ends meet in these troubled days,
Harder to stretch what little we have, and so unsure of tomorrow like being stuck in a maze.
As we tighten up our belt hoping this is just a passing phase,
And clinging to happier thoughts and memories before these troubled days.
Every trip to the store seems to cost us more and more,
It’s like being in a game show trying to choose which door.
The governments solution was to send us a stimulus check to ease their guilty mind,
Instead of freezing prices to keep us from slipping farther and farther behind.
From a little over a dollar a gallon for gas to now more than four dollars a gallon they have lost all control,
These elected officials swore an oath but won’t up hold their role.
Like a tiny snowball that has caused an avalanche down a hill,
So has the price of gas and it’s our economy this monster is trying to kill.
Kickbacks and payoffs have taken their toll upon us,
It’s time they be held accountable it’s time we kick up a fuss.
Things can be made right if we say we’ve had enough,
Of crooked politicians and other government officials who have made our lives so rough.
Nixon once froze prices and held this wolf at bay,
So why can’t they at least now do that till they can figure out a better way?
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