In A Manor Of Speaking

Big Will loved to play around in the bars
from time to time he even hung out with the stars
shot the pool stick that a shark can trim that meat
always put a unsuspecting opponent in the hot seat

His son Charlie deals with Down Syndrome
reduces the places where he is apt to roam
Will has tried hard to provide the best for his son
the cost of his efforts has to weigh a ton

Health insurance has been a struggle since Charlie arrived
took many jobs in making sure his offspring survived
but now as he gets older the legit occupations seem only a dream
tends to think of less socially accepted schemes

Forged a bond with the love of his life
just too much in a pressure cooker the struggle and strife
went separate ways and tied the knot again
his step son not part of what he wants to tend

Thought he built a nest egg for those rainy days
but those funds kissed off with unscrupulous investment power plays
agents that manage money like Monopoly adventures in the board
once his consent was given they basically cut the cord

Oh no not directly they send the prospectus and alike
but the post office can't send mail to your bike
on food stamps that he is told must be cut
cause the economy of the world is in a rut

So ingrained in our psyche is the "pulling up by the bootstraps"
personally I call it a bunch of crap
social contracts even out rougher edges that bruise
where inspired if there is not a taste of an external muse

Would I even want to navigate a car if we all did our own thing
and no ambulances to do their life saving swings
so fashionable to moan and groan about higher fees
yet isn't it nice when you can still see the trees

Now that Darwin's popularity has eradicated pieces of a safety net
I could name a few leaders who I look at with regret
seem to pick every other person to speak out for
instead of trying to open wider for all opportunities' door

A win-lose scenario and another sport to play
want your taxes but then please go away
the uncomfortable truth is public housing holds the main man
with weighty decisions that set the tone for the entire land

House of Congress let people do various deeds
yet abandon DC for their families' needs
so let's see if we can stir and agitate the pot
our collective voices can still mean a lot

No longer Will have to say medical or housing is gone for a bit
for the one thing he will never do is quit
so no complaints if I can volunteer here and there
if via my deeds a load is easier to bare

"Make gentle that life if you can"
too much love is never a erroneous plan
if these ideals seem naive and unreal
then I can to listen who really we should feel

And The Beat Goes on...