Some Folks' World

SOME FOLKS' WORLD
by Mark Heard.

Some folks' world is war-torn
Some folks' world is fine
This planet makes no sense to the untrained mind

Some folks hope for fortune
Some folks hope to die
Each man sees his fate through his own two eyes

And when it's day to me it's night to someone
And when it's night you might not want to go on

Some folks eat what flies leave
They get what they can take
Hunger has no heart and it will not wait

Rain can ruin your weekend
Or rain can spare your life
Depending on who you are and what your thirst is like

And when it's day to me it's night to someone
And when it's night you might not want to go on

All folks' days are numbered
But most folks do not care
And no man calls his coin when it's in the air

Some folks taste of Heaven
Some folks taste of Hell
Some folks lose their taste and they cannot tell

And when it's day to me it's night to someone
And when it's night you might not want to go on

From Victims of the Age
Thanks to the Mark Heard Lyric Project

I thought about this song of Mark Heard's today as I watched the news about the developing civil war in Iraq. You could apply this to people and situations all over the world, not just Iraq. There is Darfur, Israel, Lebanon, southern Asia after the tsunamis, New Orleans after the hurricane and any number of other tragedies we hear about regularly. As we enter and celebrate the Christmas/Hanukkah season, remember those folks whose world isn't so good and pray for them.