YOU GOT WHAT YOU GOT

Why would you give anything away?
Take nothing in exchange
Why fold when you have everything held

You control all underfoot
Yes, pity them
But that is the lot

Why would you exchange privilege?
For equal space
And lead to zero for all

If you could change now
Why not turn back
To simplicity of childhood

Forget the misery that has grown
In trying to grow
No further worth, decades since your birth

You grabbed it all
Trampled them in your assertive crawl
Kicked aside butterflies

Early dreams tied up in pinstripes
In carrying box with lock
Dreams lost, but you got what you got


Audio – You Got What You Got