Old Man, No Shoes, Living On the Street

Old man no shoes on his feet Does not know when he next eat Welcome to our advanced caring society So easy when you're living well Cast upon yourself a spell Saying things are getting better everyday I guess you just blind yourself the homeless on display And they only pose a problem when they get in your way And living out of cardboard boxes, benches or shop doorways Does not really touch your thinking or even cross your mind But how can I blame you when the majority of society Thinks and acts the same, just don't go thinking That things are getting better That society is progressing when can't solve this problem yet The homeless are those that have fallen through the cracks And there are so many of them And we seem to lack The willingness or caring nature to fix them as an act Of love and compassion to those who may stumble over them Governments hope that your kindness will take care of them Temporary fixes like buying them food and drink In hope to keep them going but they're still living on the street And if society was truly interested in helping these people up They would invest more time and money And move them to the top of the problem list they need to solve And as a society with doing this we can never hope to evolve.