America Was and America Is

America was a nation won with blood and sweat

America is a nation lost with selfishness and greed

America was a place of peace and hope

America is a place of war and despair

America was a symbol of freedom

America is a symbol of captivity

America was a place to start fresh

America is a place to end all

America was founded on equality

America is founded on the mighty dollar

America was a land of endless possibility

America is a land of halting dead ends

America was where people wanted to escape to

America is where people want to escape from

America was once a noble land, home of the free and brave

America is now a feeble land, a prison of the captive and cowards