A song inspired by the current financial crisis and the front page news headlines about Tent Cities. more... Lyrics written by Howard Music Composed by Gil Audio mastering/mixing: http://www.acmastering.com
There is a Tent City
goin up in my town
Where every other neighbor
can be found
No more flat screen tv's
or video games
Policeman there
Takin' everybody's name
Smell the soup cookin'
from an old coffee can
an American flag wavin'
above an old man
I never thought these times
were just ahead
So many homeless
No place to lay their head
See the Tent Cities
Springin' up all around
Doesnt seem to matter where you go
In the big cities
Or in the small towns
Might even be someone there you know
Might even be someone there you know
Bailouts for bankers
and the corporate elite
no bailouts for you
no bailouts for me
I've seen the young
and I've seen the old
trying to stay warm
against the winters' cold
They're not bums
or lazy losers
not druggies
Not even boozers
just yesterday he had a job
And a home
Now he's got a tent and he's all alone
See the Tent Cities
Springin' up all around
Doesn't really matter
where you go
In the big cities
Or in the small towns
Might even be someone there you know
Might even be someone there you know