Was It This Bad

Yet again I hear the sirens of a police car screech to a stop outside A door being kicked in the arrested taken away yet another pointless ride Probably a drugs bust or another weapons seizure Life on this estate seems to get sleazier and sleazier It wasn’t this bad when we were that young was it? Juveniles on street corners look contemptuously at you and spit To many religions creeds and gangs fighting each other Racial intolerance pitting brother against brother There’s no respect for the law today and what it stands for Daily we see the elderly being targeted more and more It wasn’t like this when we were there age was it? It’s as if the world seems fractured and split Adolescent punks shooting up in the street, drugs a 21st century curse Their elders you,me,him,her to scared to intervene fearful of abusive reprisal or worse Was it this bad when we were there age? Yeah sure we had juvenile crime but this, this is off the gauge Daily now our children are dying Leaving behind them shattered families grieving and crying The police need more powers enough is enough Government’s need to empower them more they need to get tough It wasn’t this bad when I was there age I say this as someone who hasn’t lived 3 or 4 score We have to stop this violent generation I wasn’t this bad at their age me you ask I’m 34