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From Madagascar to Mozambique

Washington to Oman

The drums of war still beat

Business was booming

Now your stocks in the can

because New York City

was the promised land

Conflict of culture

Open season on the free world

Now it's North Korea

but are bigger flags unfurled?

Let's stand tall in uncertain times

A world groove is spinning

No sense to the signs

It's a new world order in infancy here

We're losing generations to chaos

We're not evolving - we are history now.

Fashion is sexy

and the catwalk rules

No winter collections this year

'cause a slowdown brews

Wagner in Israel

But hey, Armstrong -now HE was really King

Well the Beatles to Ellington kick ass

Ya, they're musical genius still sings.

I stand in this holy land

divided by only man

Jerusalem cries for a better day

Fly over oceans far away

Human rights in the light of day

reflect a much different world

America - call it Disneyland

I can't even think about it

On and on it goes

Its best not to think at all...

Earthquake and flood

Tornados touching down

We've got super bowl action here

while aids is killing half the town

Health and disease in Africa

Don't you forget about the acid rain

burning our countryside (down)

in money's name

Lincoln - Jefferson

rolling over in their graves

see modern politicians shrink

from making costly waves

Can you feel the world groove?

Smart bombs and Presidents

United Nations -

Refugees, mercenaries, bankers,

terrorist stations -

Cadillacs, Cartiers

reservations for two -

Kids are starving with gluttony

in plain view

Well, I think I've made my point here

That's all for today

All I want is one more shot

for the epitaph to say:

"All they tried to do is make a difference here -that's it."