The Rented House

We are all renters here Living in borrowed space Here and there, far and near For the entire human race We are all tenants here In this beautiful house Here and there, far and near But we treat it with such abuse We are all roommates here To share what was given Here and there, far and near But ours sins must be forgiven We are all strangers here This land is not our own Here and there, far and near Yet I think we have always known We are all debtors here It's the end of the month Here and there, far and near The landlord, us, he will confront And say “Why is this poor child forced to sleep Among the dead pets I use to keep Outside in the cold and rain and sleet Is this the kind of crop you wish to reap?” “And here! My plants, my garden is dead Once green trees are now brown and red I labored so hard and long til my hands bled To think you would take care of it, I was misled” “My house! My walls are covered in grime Smoke from coals, gas. This is a crime! The beautiful floor was dug up for wartime So much food rotted and turned to slime!” “Oh what damage my children have done To this land I made for them out of love I guess they were not ready, too young No payment is high enough for this, none!” “They promised to take care of it, all lies! Theses selfish acts will lead to their demise To watch this house crumble before their eyes This shall be their punishment; it is wise”