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That's Not The Way It Ought To Be

by Mike Fontanini
A bully picking on weaker kids
A lonely outcast boy longing for a friend
A teen mother who's boyfriend left her
A kid who cries himself to sleep at night
That's not the way it ought to be.

A family whose house has burned down
A beggar on the street who sees a cardboard box and calls it home
A child in a poor country who has no home at all
A father who has not enough food to feed his family
That's not the way it ought to be.

A country at war
A soldier who died in vain
A war with countless casualties
A battle that could've been avoided
That's not the way it ought to be.

A millionaire who's lost touch with his heart
A criminal who's lost his conscience.
A person who's lost their way in the journey of life
A person who's lost their hope
That's not the way it ought to be.

A man who has no forgiveness for those who've done him wrong
A person with no empathy for others
A man who has no morals
A bitter heart with no compassion
That's not the way it ought to be.

That's not the way it ought to be.


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