i am a small portion of this world
i see and feel its pain i see its demise
people afraid not caring isolated
this is the world i now see and feel

there was a time of pride of who we were
a world in strife growin and learning
people who once cared now they fight
this is the world i now see and feel

where safety now means hiding in homes
where life fears of snipers and terrorist
gangs roam streets life a thing of the past
this is the world i now see and feel

where the family once was the focal point
ups and downs understood caring accepted
love meant more than self everyone shared
this is the world i now see and feel

what happened to the values we once had
what happened to respect we once shared
what happened to this world we once knew
this is the world i now see and feel