John T. Wurzer - Children and Their Playthings Lyrics

The stage is going dark on all the children and their playthings
Their gluttonous sated ways have made them lazy and aloof
Standing in the spotlight of their deeds and aspirations
I try to warn my neighbors, they keep asking me for proof

Time rolls on relentless through their cities and their towns
Bridges, dams, and highways falling apart
Common sense like an alien life force rarely seen
The time is now for changing, but the changes never start

Spiritualism is alive or so they tell me when I ask
But only at a profit, it seems to be
You can't read the holy Bible, the Torah, or Koran
Without some smart-ass marketing genius getting a fee

I remember growing up and hearing prophets of love and peace
Telling me to leave my worldly ways behind
Now it seems those prophets are preaching another creed
That material goods, and self indulgence, bring you peace of mind

Temptation, jealousy, fear, deceit and paranoid superstition
Have led us down this hopeless concrete road
Parting men from empathy, support, and sacred visions
Had I known where this was going, I would have never grown this old

The night once dark is lighter now, the mutual funds have died
The good witch now anoints the baby's head
Those once subjugated stand on rooftops in the light
It's as if I've started living or perhaps I'm finally dead

The stage is going dark on all the children and their playthings
Their gluttonous sated ways have made them lazy and aloof
Standing in the spotlight of their deeds and aspirations
I try to warn my neighbors, they keep asking me for proof