The above cartoon, from  www.soapboxie.com. shows the great imbalance of wealth in the world, just one of the many ills we suffer from. They list four other main ones and go into some detail explaining them but I have expanded the list below:

Wealth and resource imbalances
Famine
Homelessness
Disease
War, revolution and terrorism
Major human migration
Natural disasters (often exacerbated by us)
Climate change
Obesity epidemic
Drugs and alcohol epidemic
Crime and corruption
Environmental pollution, damage and depletion
Natural resources running out

Of course, some of these could be considered multiple problems and there are others not mentioned. My song lyrics are flippant, sarcastic even, and don’t attempt to address any issues seriously. However, my long-term plan is to write another book which will deal with such problems – as well as some silly stuff as well.

WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE WORLD TODAY?

C: WHAT’S SO WRONG WITH THE WORLD TODAY?
WHY CAN’T WE GET IT RIGHT?
WE THINK WE HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS,
BUT WE STILL GET INTO A FIGHT –
FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT.

OUR MOTHERS AND OUR FATHERS,
WE THINK THEY’RE OUT OF DATE.
BUT SOON WE ARE JUST LIKE THEM,
DON’T HAVE SO LONG TO WAIT.

WE THINK WE’VE CLIMBED THE HIGHEST,
TO THE TOP OF THE MONKEY TREE,
THEN GO DO SOMETHING SO STUPID
YOU WONDER ‘BOUT OUR SANITY.

WE PUT OUR FAITH IN NUMBERS,
IN THAT OLD CASH MACHINE,
UNTIL THE DIGITS CRUMBLE,
THEN EVERYONE BEGINS TO SCREAM

NOW I DON’T NEED TO TELL YOU
ABOUT THE DAILY NEWS,
SO LET’S WATCH YOUTUBE KITTENS,
FORGET YOUR BIG WORLD BLUES.

MB © 2018