Steve Madewell: Music
Is This What We Have Become
(Steve Madewell)
There are so many things that happened in a very brief period of time, it would be hard to relate them all in earnest.
Let's just say someone asked me to forgive them for something that happened 30 years ago, while some one else was talking about how crazy we were "back then".
I was doing a lot of travel at that time and I was amazed at how in a brief period there were suddenly military people walking around the airports carring guns.... and people seem to think we still have God on our side.
All the places that I have been to
Singing all the songs that I have
sung
I never thought that in my life
time
This what we would become
Who's that looking in the mirror
Weren't we the ones just having
fun
Now we hide all that we lived
through
Can you see what we have
become
Bridge
Can you say we were too crazy
And we used up our children’s
fun
We'll protect them from our past
vices
Can you see what we've become
I was raised on Christian virtues
And was taught that greed was
bad
To never seek out confrontation
Be content with what we had
Bridge
Are you asking for forgiveness
for some wrong we might have
done
If you pray will it all go away
Can you see what we=ve have
become
So we drive away our children's
future
In our all terrain machines
no regard for the landscape
Just short term economy
Bridge
This aint no third world country
This is town where I come from
With armed guards and body
scanners
Can you see what we have
become
What about all those anthems
All the ones we used to sing
Years ago but does it matter
I guess it doesn't much to me
Bridge
Have things been so easy
That we've forgotten where we
are from
Was so long ago we've lost
touch
and this is what we have become
All the places that I have been to
all the songs that I have sung
I can't believe that in my life time
This what we have become.