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I cried again last night,
watching freedoms' flight;
I cry whenever I see,
suffering from people yearning to be
free.
I cried again last night,
watching Americans fight;
an unjust war of fear,
led by leaders
with minds unclear.
I cried again last night,
thinking about freedom's loss;
taken from a flock of sheep,
by a lunatic who claims to be boss.
I cried again last night,
for prisoners held for eternity,
their rights trampled,
by a government that rules in tyranny.
I cried again last night,
for millions with no health care;
ruled by despots,
who fail to see their despair.
I cried again last night,
for millions of people
in need,
whose plight is simply overlooked,
by a relative handful,
in the name of greed.
I cried again last night,
for families torn apart,
for children orphaned,
by a government without a heart.
I cried again last night,
against torture,
by men who claim their God is right,
as they lead blinded without sight.
I cried again last night,
for fools who fail to see,
the government led by Bush,
tramples their rights,
in the name of liberty.
I cried again last night,
for nations left to starve,
for people driven down,
held beneath the surface,
as if to drown.
I cried again last night,
against organized religions
of every stripe;
against fools who claim
their God is better, their God is
right.
I cried again last night,
for people who live in fear,
convinced there's a better place
by zealots who claim the end is near.
I cried again last night,
for people led to believe
that every word written and preached,
is the word of God, they are deceived.
I cried again last night,
for people who fail to know,
that all these words were written,
by men with only one desire,
the desire to control.
I cried again last night,
for peace on earth,
by day and night;
for people to open their eyes,
to see the light.
Tomás Daly - July, 2004
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