What the World Needs

When I wake, brush up, and tune into whats going on in the world
I see just how upside down and backwards this place we call home is
I mean the wars and the gossip, the backstabbing in politics
it all just seems to be so twisted as the average man fights to keep his head lifted
And its not like we don't see what's really going on in this world
but we'd rather keep silent and stay normal then stand and take a chance
risking it all, our reputations, our relationships and the base things we 'need'
But does it really come down to that stuff in this world, the pompous greed?
is this what counts or is it the balance in my checkbook that keeps me grounded
I don't see how humanity is solid in the rising and falling of the stock market
or how the purse that you wear gives you the prestige, a badge of honor
because like I've already said to you before this, the things we 'need'
are all lost in the mix of it, since in the end we 'need' newer and better
and the past badge of the master becomes a lame chain to fashion disaster
The fact that I don't have nothing to talk about leaves me at the bottom
but i think standing here I can see better all the problems since
its here were the base of society needs the support, the love and aide
since they don't know which way to run or turn with this fake parade
displaying all of life's glory in it great fatness and greed, putrid in reality
standing on a pedestal that we make with our depravity of mind and body
We need to wake up, smack some water up into our faces, clear our heads
start getting on the page that's turning things around for the poor and destitute
to see the world to the next day to day process of healing, flipping thing back
right side up and facing the path that has meaning for both the rich and poor
This is the destination and the goal of a world recovering its soul