Excessive Force - Desperate State lyrics

I'm just a Chicago cab driver and I prefer the neighborhoods 'Cause you seem to run into a more interesting crowd Of people in the neighborhoods but we got guys out here So mesmerized by television and d** and superficial things (Laugh) They're f**ed up a lot of kids just aren't looking at the future As really a bright point in their life when you have a bleak outlook That would lend itself to alcohol and drug abuse Our country is self-destructing from within Some say Russia is not dead at all, it's gonna come back Who gives a f** about what's happening Overseas at this point in time? I'm not worried about a Russian soldier Walking down state street any time in the very near future I am worried about my daughter or son My girlfriend walking out getting hit over the head For ten dollars in her purse I am addressing the issue of guys going out there Sticking you and me up to get our money So he can pay for his drug fix Desperate state, desperate state of affairs Where do you think America is going? Desperate state, desperate state of affairs I worry about that I mean, we're, we're such a materialistic society that uh We've reached, uh, a level of diminishing returns I think, now and nobody wins in a situation Like that there are no winners The only people suffering, as usual Are the little guys, people don't even smile You know, you walk down the street And you look at these couples They don't even embrace each other anymore Everyone's living in a perpetual state of fear Something has to be done Our country is self-destructing from within In two or three years it's gonna be my bu*t I'm just a Chicago cab driver I have a feeling that we elected some people Up there to represent our needs and aspirations That don't seem to be doing a damn good job Bush's former head of the C.I.A., you know A guy like him kinda puts the nail in the coffin It's like big brother's trying to push his weight around At least Clinton came from somewhat meager means He can relate to the common guy He knows what we're going through (Laugh) Desperate state, desperate state of affairs Where do you think America is going? Desperate state, desperate state of affairs I worry about that There is no perfect system No such thing as a perfect system But there certainly could be a more equitable system Where the average worker could make A decent living and support his family Give them a good education, adequate health And some, uh, hope for the future There is no hope for the future We're not talking that far in the distance any longer We have the technology at hand right now to self-destruct Got these people that elected these politicians That appoints this guy that appoints this guy And they're all of the same narrow ideology And they're trying to promote, push their values onto you It doesn't seem to be too difficult To see that that's not gonna work We'll be at each other's throats forever I think that the Rodney King beating Just brought it all out, no peace without justice I have a feeling that we're walking on thin ice in that area There has to be a type of value system here And we're all gonna have to come up with a meeting Of the minds in the very near future, it's up to you Desperate state, desperate state of affairs Where do you think America is going? Desperate state, desperate state of affairs I worry about that