Life is funny, life is vain,
filled with sorrow, joy and pain.
Love and hate
War and peace
Emotions that never seem to cease.

Buy a home and car for status,
success symbols all around us.
Poor and rich
Rich and poor
We'll be in debt for evermore.

Fighting over people's minds,
oppression lurks like tangled vines.
Chained then free
Free the chained
Is anything ever really gained?

Driving through the ghetto slums,
it's easy to see where crime comes from.
Rob and steal
Lie and cheat
We only have ourselves to beat.

People smile, people frown,
then try to keep their brothers down.
White hates black
Black hates white
Though neither side can prove they're right

Student throws a heavy brick,
policeman swings a deadly stick.
Work and play
Toil and strife
And we have the guts to call this LIFE?