Lyrics One in Four - Have Nots

One in Four

1 in 4 were on the shores
Now they’re begging and they’re bribing in the post-war cold, t
He scattered shells their internal wars
The broken the discarded ones
Who crawled along exploding cars
Survivors lost in a lost cause
The bullet in his heart will he take it all on
Will he die on the sand or on the boulevard with gun
To the front of his forehead
Maybe it will bring a little peace and solace
Quiet the cry the unending riot
Lives to dream of his former life now rubble…
Under the gaze of our eyes, a solemn sigh…
No salvation, no sanity
He’s just a silhouette forgotten in headlines
Now their rotting under neon lights
No life worth living, former armor piercing
War-relics, rusting away
Could this be what they had in mind
Were the GI’s blind during the war cries
Promise all the things they can’t afford
No security for the veterans tonight
Johnny got fucked by the GI bill
Choking on that bitter pill
Took what seemed the safest bet
And now he’s home drowning in debt
He hates his wife his life’s a mess
House and car got repossessed
Said it ain’t right man I’m a vet
And set out for the statehouse with a gun