Today is a day for more song lyrics. This song can be heard for free by clicking on the Music menu on bobcrespo.com. I wrote this song a dozen or more years ago and it’s called “WHAT ABOUT THE HUNGRY?” It was was recorded by The Tash Brothers Band at Electric Plant in Brooklyn. -Bob Crespo

I TELL YOU-

I’M AN AMERICAN, I GOT AMERICAN DREAMS

I WONDER-

JUST HOW THE HELL I CAN, NOT COME APART AT THE SEAMS

I’M THINKING-

WE GOT A POT OF GOLD, WE GOT THE WORLD BY THE TAIL

IT SEEMS LIKE-

SOMEHOW A LOT OF GOLD SOMEHOW GOT LOST IN THE MAIL

YOU KNOW I LOVE MY NATION ‘CAUSE WE ALL GET A SHOT 

BUT EVERY GENERATION HAS ITS HAVES AND HAVE-NOTS

AND SO I ASK YOU:

WHAT ABOUT THE HUNGRY

WHAT ABOUT THE POOR

WHAT ABOUT THE HOMELESS 

KNOCKING ON THE DOOR

WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN

WHAT ABOUT THE OLD

WHAT ABOUT THE HELPLESS

STANDING IN THE COLD

OH TELL ME-

WILL MY AMERICA, EVER LIVE UP TO THE PLAN

I WONDER-

WHEN WILL AMERICA FINALLY DO WHAT IT CAN

I’M THINKING-

TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO, JEFFERSON WROTE IT ALL DOWN

IT SEEMS LIKE-

SOMEWHERE ALONG THE ROAD, SOMEHOW IT ALL TURNED AROUND

YOU KNOW OUR CONSTITUTION AIN’T JUST WORDS ON A PAGE

AND OUR REVOLUTION WAS NO PLAY ON A STAGE

AND SO I ASK YOU:

WHAT ABOUT THE HUNGRY

WHAT ABOUT THE POOR

WHAT ABOUT THE HOMELESS

KNOCKING ON THE DOOR

WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN

WHAT ABOUT THE OLD

WHAT ABOUT THE HELPLESS

STANDING INTHE COLD

OH TELL ME-

WHY DOES THE GOVERNMENT FORGET WHO’S PAYING THE BILLS

I WONDER-

JUST WHERE THE MONEY WENT AND JUST WHO’S POCKETS GOT FILLED

STILL THINKING-

DOES ANY SENATOR, DOES ANY CONGRESSMAN KNOW

WHAT SEEMS LIKE-

WHAT ANY JANITOR, WHAT ANY TRUCK DRIVER KNOWS

YOU CAN’T ENJOY THE PARTY WHEN THEY WON’T LET YOU IN

YOU CAN’T GET YOUR LIFE STARTED WITH NO PLACE TO BEGIN

AND SO I ASK YOU:

WHAT ABOUT THE HUNGRY?