It Never Really Mattered

I look back to the sixties, standing for a cause Change society, from the world remove the flaws How the seeds of discontent were scattered We walked with a purpose, make a statement for the land An urge to change the world, a time to make a stand With the apathy today, I guess it never really mattered We've lost our sense of urgency, our drive has gone away Democracy is dying as we approach our darkest day Has liberty been murdered, have our dreams all been shattered We can rise above the garbage that has been thrown in our face We can stand together to make the world a better place If we accept social injustice, then it never really mattered We see the times are changing not for better but for worse Dissension becomes the blessing, patriotism becomes the curse Our constitution has been raped and left all bruised and battered Do we hang onto our standards with our backs against the wall Do we bow our heads like puppets as we watch our country fall Then for all our souls who died for freedom, it never really mattered. I will stand for liberty and justice. I will die for freedom's sake I will stay a patriot though the earth beneath me shake I will salute our flag though she be torn and tattered If we allow the powers to destroy our democratic dream If we let them undo the constitution that once was held in high esteem Then our liberty is over and it never really mattered.