Jered Allen

Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, The Doors, The Who, Credence Clearwater Revival, Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, Garth Brooks, Janice Joplin, Hendrix, Audioslave, Elvis, Johnny Cash, Coldplay and many more.... What mind has the time to review and reflect What heart has survived through abuse and neglect What soul has the faith to destroy all doubt What body has the strength to rise up and shout? Not those who are homeless and beg in the street Not the helpless and innocent and those who are weak Not those who punch a clock day after day Not those with money, and stuff, to give a way. So where is a mind with nothing to do But dream of what’s better for me and for you Where is the heart that survived all the pain And a soul so complete with nothing to gain? Where sits a body with miles left to roam One who needs nothing and calls anywhere home Who has the time and the love and joy To speak to everyone – old and young, girl and boy? Where is this spirit with all that it needs To survive in this wilderness and still plant the seeds Of hope for the future and good will to all If this soul is you –will you heed the call? Will you be one to forgive and forget Will strangers be friends you haven’t met yet Will you tell the stories of days of old When children were happy and never cold? Will you spread the words of love and of hope And provide the homeless with shelter and soap Will you protect the innocent and strengthen the weak And provide the protestor with a platform to speak? If we change our beliefs and behaviors of self And not put our hearts and our souls on a shelf If we love one another and help to provide A new sense of BEING could brighten our lives. The hope and the faith and the love we could give Would make this whole world a better place to live If we would help anyone who has less than we A new purpose in life everyone could see. If your mind has had time to review and reflect If your heart has survived through abuse or neglect If your soul has the faith and a body that’s good Would you be the one to help – if you could? So remember the homeless and helpless and weak They have hope in their hearts and words left to speak They help one another even with little to give They pray for a better place and a way they can live. So what if your brother or sister or you Were lost for a moment or a year or two Who could you ask for a dollar or a dime Would you sleep in the street or commit a crime? If you have all that you need and then more Would you offer some to others or try to keep score With more than you need for now and for years Would you feed the hungry and dry their tears? Would you take your time and money and life And try to help someone with anguish and strife Could you part with anything on a given day To help someone unknown to find their way? What is the value of all that you keep If others are starving do you lose any sleep Each night when you lie down in bed did you know There are those with no place to lay their head? Are you even aware of the grief and sorrow Of those who don’t know if they’ll eat tomorrow? Their feet have no shoes and their hands no glove They don’t know comfort or joy or love. How can you help the lives of others Do you know they are your sisters and brothers? We are all a part of this world unknown No one should be lonely or walk alone. If we each take a moment and do what we can There’d be no hungry woman child or man There’s enough to go around for every one A shelter from the storm – a place in the sun. There are no immigrants or aliens alive Who aren’t searching for a way to survive We each search for something we’re missing you see I might be missing you, you might just be missing me. For who is to say what’s our purpose in life To live for our children or husband or wife But those who have no one to care and to hold Find life getting lonelier as they get old. Some of us have it all in the palm of our hands Some have more grief than their poor hearts can stand Our spirits are sensitive and sometimes we cry We notice the suffering and ask ourselves why. Can we all work together to help all mankind Put our hearts and our souls and our love on the line And give all that we have that we know we can spare To just show everyone how much we should care? What ‘goes round – comes round’ we say is a fact The more that you give then the more you get back For the lives and the spirits of children and all If your help is needed – will you heed the call? The government requires that we pay our tax Then they take and they take and they don’t give back They send our children to fight in other lands There’s collateral damage to win oil from the sands. The deserts are bare and nothing will grow There’s not enough to eat and we all know That by fighting and killing the problems won’t solve Until we lend a hand to help our souls won’t evolve. If our country sent tractors instead of tanks If we made shovels – not guns – we could all give thanks To our creator for minds, hearts and souls That care for each other as our bodies grow old. If the money we gave to the war went to farming If our children build green houses with soldiers disarming If we refused to kill for the sake of greed Every man, woman, child could have all that they need. So we must try to stop all this senseless killing We must all take a stand and then be willing To stand by beliefs of love and not hate We could change the world and then relate. For everyone is someone’s daughter or son We must believe in the soul and love everyone We are all connected in spirit you see If you hurt another, you’re still hurting me. If those who have much they could give away And knew that it went to help someone’s day And the forces in power know what we expect We could overcome all this abuse and neglect. If ever country and city and town Had a place for the homeless where hope could be found And the teachings of faith that each soul is your brother We could all learn to help and love one another. If these places of hope welcomed our sons And daughters and others who have no one If we each stand firm by our heartfelt beliefs The lost and less fortunate would have some relief. We all have burdens that we must bear It lightens the load to know someone cares Would you help a stranger if you see them fall If his burden’s too heavy – will you heed the call? Debra Parks
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