No one said that life was fair

song i wrote/recorded last night

Necessities you can’t afford

Here’s one more bad habit to support

Sleeping on

Grand Central stairs

No one said that life was fair

 

Malik, 14, lives in Sudan

He is starving, orphaned, shattered sad

Never has the time to cry

Besides, his tear ducts have gone dry

No reason “why”

 

Neighbor’s daughter had her Sweet Sixteen

In the ICU, leukemia, she dreams of

Red carpets, love, often she weeps

For all she might never get to see

 

And yet you say “everything happens for a reason”

It seems naïve and so cliché

Belief destiny and all that’s “meant to be” breeds apathy

Don’t bother to tie your shoes today

 

Stock market dropped and now you’re fucked

Low on hope and out of luck

Press the barrel to your head

But you chose empathy instead

 

With time and only pain to spare

Board the bus and pay the fare

No one said that life was fair

No one said that life was fair