Perception

The world is too full of gangsters and thugs
I want to be educated, not
medicated on drugs
Second-rated as a second-class
no good punk
Makes me frustrated, but I'll make it
Try to rise above
Just cause I hang out playing hack
with some guys on the street
Or I'm walking in the park
with no shoes on my feet
Or we're jumping after dark
in the Otter Tail River
Cops are asking bout our habits
And it makes me shiver
My only intent is to deliver the truth
And my only possession is
the freedom of my youth
I'd capture it up and keep it
in a bottle
But I'm using it now,
cause there might not be tomorrow
So borrow what you want and
take what you need
Proceed through life with
no regret and no greed
Cause if you think all I do is
waste my days
I take my message to the people
And I'm here to stay.