Am7(4), Em is really Em9, etc.]
chord fingerings, and John Smiley ( *) for the videotape.]
When we were young, we pledged allegiance every morning of our lives
The classroom rang with children's voices under teacher's watchful eye
We learned about the world around us at our desks and at dinnertime
Reminded of the starving children, we cleaned our plates with guilty minds
And then a voice called to us to make our way back home
When I was ten, my father held me on his shoulders above the crowd
And now we drink our coffee on the run, we climb that ladder rung by rung
We are the daughters and the sons, and here's the line that's missing
The starving children have been replaced by souls out on the street