Dear Liza Dear Liza
Where have you been?
I've been down to the welfare

just trying to get in
Why couldn't you get in?
The line stretched round the corner

and then wound round back again
Dear Liza Dear Liza
How did you end up this way?

I was laid-off from the workforce
cause I earned too much pay
Dear Liza poor Liza

What will you do now?
I'll pray for some guidance and
I'll pull through some how


Dear Johnny Dear Johnny
Where have you been?

I'm trying to support my family'
fighting in Afghanastan
Dear Johnny Dear Johnny

what did yo ulearn there?
I learned people are people
and we're all running scared.

How was your welcome home?
I can't say cause they forclosed
just three months ago

Dear Johnny poor Johnny
What will you do now?
I'll pray for some guidance and

I'll pull through some how

Sometimes I wonder

why we don't all give up.
So few have such abundance
so many not enough

It seems the silver lining
has been pawned for a meal
once again


Dear Banker, Dear Banker
Where have you been?

I've been preying on Wall Street
an I'm raking it in.
Dear Banker, Dear Banker

but Wall Street went bust?
I know 'cause I was betting
against public trust

Dear Banker, Dear Banker
Just llok what you've done.
Don't blame me for my fortune

and being smarter than everyone.
Dear Banker, Dear Banker
who will pray for your soul?

Prayer is for the sad ones
that don't hold the gold


Sometimes I wonder
why we don't all give up.
So few have such abundance

so many not enough
It seems the silver lining
has been pawned for a meal


Sometimes I hit my knees
and I start lookin up

The answer will be revealed
by heaven up above
The silver linign shines

in faith
and in hope
and in love...


Dear Liza Dear Liza
Where have you been?