There are always promises, promises, and more promises.
We are promised that we will get all we want in life.
The ones who have just stepped down,
Are as bad as the ones who have just stepped in.
We still faithfully vote when we need to.
With the hope that the next leader will be true.
We still hope for the world and the situation to change,
There are liars and schemers of every age and range.
“Our pledge is to put more money in your pocket!”
When you get a few coins save them and lock it.
That is the usual cry we hear every day,
To our bewilderment, amusement, and dismay.
From the television to the podcast and radio shows,
Politicians cry for more, more and more,
Where do ordinary people go?
We promise you that your dreams will come true,
We promise you more money than you can want,
More places and more jobs for everyone,
Cleaner air, purer food, and brighter sun.
We promise you green parks for the family,
Cool and balmy shade under every tree.
We promise you good health and green wealth,
Safer streets and cleaner neighborhoods,
Better lives and ensuring good health.
We promise you just work and living conditions,
A situation where everyone wins and wins.
We promise you the universe, but you get the world.
A world that is filled with crime and corruption,
Where leaders lack common sense and good direction.
In a world where there are still wars taking place,
Where all you see is a leader with a guilty face.
In a world where resources are limited and not shared,
A world where women and children are not protected,
A world where leaders make more wars instead of stopping them.
A world where arms and ammunition are valued like a precious gem.
A world where human lives are cast aside like dead leaves,
A world where innocence is lost as it silently grieves.
There are always promises, promises, and more promises.
We are promised that we will get all we want in life.
Lives of more happiness, peace, and less strife.
The ones who have just stepped down,
Are as bad as the ones who have just stepped in.
We still faithfully vote when we need to.
We still hope for the world and the situation to change.
It is always, takes, take and take some more,
Watch as the coffers grow, grow and grow.
More taxes, more rent, more charges,
Higher travel rates and higher living indexes.
The expenditures rise and rise and rise,
It brings water to the ordinary person’s eyes.
The expenses just, rise and rise some more,
There is no place for children to live and grow.
“We promise more money in the public’s pocket”
If you find it, do try to save it and lock it.
We promise you the universe, but you get the world.
A world that is filled with crime and corruption,
Where leaders lack common sense and good direction.
We can only hope, dream, hope some more, and pray,
That politics and governments will change someday.
“We promise more money in the public’s pocket”
If you find it today, do try to save it and lock it away.
There are more politics, more promises, and more lies,
A new generation comes as the old one fades and dies.