THE PLIGHT OF THE COMMON MAN

Injustice constantly thrive in our society
The common man left with fate to survive 
Integrity substituted for disloyalty 
His life is determined by unscropulous policies

The common man is left in the hand of the elites
Who dare to tarnish his will of expression
From criticizing a fellow elites
And suffer the cruelty of tyrants

Eachday the common man suffer in neglet and rejection
Eachday the common man suffer from conviction
From a leader, selfish enough to sell his birthright
The common man is regarded for an outcast

He is irrelevant if he cannot afford a car 
He is irrelevant if he can not afford a roof over his head
He is irrelevant if he can not buy away his guilt and disloyalty
The common man is cheated upon and prejudice for lamenting 

The life of the common man is like that of a sailor
With a life jacket shipwrecked, lost and floating on sea
Hoping for a rescue ship to sail by 
As he hardly holds on to survive

Praying to be alive long enough to be revived
To overcome a sad and frustrating day
He has but one alibi in life to content with
That is to hope for a better tomorrow

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I HAVE GOT YOU

I've got you that is everything I need

Tomorrow might be hard but i got u

Am satisfied and can walk all day with a smile

And still feel brand new because i got u

If I wake up one morning and find the world crashing down

I wouldn't be scared because i got you

If for some reason i can't fulfill all my dreams

I will be content knowing i got you

There is no need for me to cry if i lose the things i have

Everything i need in this life, i have found in you

I got you that is enough to keep me going for years

My life will never be the same again, because i got you

IT HARD PLEASING YOU

You are always nagging at me

Nothing I do pleases you

Why do you keep listening to what people say?

First impression you still have about me

I gave you all my time, still you’re not satisfied

You despise my friends for reasons not obvious

I tried all I could to be sincere with you

But you always had doubts about our relationship

If it will please you, I want to make a confession to you

If loving you was wrong then I don’t know what else to do

Cause all I have been guilty of is loving you

You’ve accused, judged and convicted me

And now I am suffering for a crime I didn’t commit

I am afraid I am loosing you, or are you too blind to see?

My love for you is in danger

You have to come bail me out

My heart is fragile and might not be able to tread much longer

Please can your heart consider an appeal?

So we can share the love we once had together