Song Lyrics

I used to have a flair for writing rhymes,
A natural talent for crafting lines.
But then they issued a decree to the people,
An order that stated we were all equal.
All across the nation we gave it an ovation,
We stood up and clapped, till they noticed that
Not everyone could stand up and clap like us,
So they weighed us down and kept us handcuffed.

The weights were a hindrance to our movements,
They held us back, so we’re equal now.
They instituted and set up new rules that
Made pretty kids ugly, and skinny guys fat.
Then they took away and confiscated
The books; it was not debated.
So that we’d remember, they built a statue that
Commemorated the day we became the same.

Are you close or aloof to the daily news?
Do you know what society is doing to you?
Do you know about the wars we wage, the rise of AIDS,
The price we pay to make our lives this way?

This girl Holly probably was a prodigy,
So smart she won nine weeks straight on Jeopardy.
I called up the cops, I was feeling jealous,
I said we need to make Holly the same as the others.
It’s necessary and imperative,
Right now she’s the brightest girl that ever lived.
She’s not my relative, you better give her a sedative,
Some medicine to calm her down, that’ll settle it.

I used to be a dedicated and avid runner,
They put a chain around my leg and added another.
They made me stop and desist, the cops came quick,
They had to make sure that I run with a limp.
Now I’m clumsy and ungainly,
And you’ll get two years in prison if you unchain me.
They encroached upon our rights, took them gradually,
Is this how equality has to be?