'60s America

“Make love not war,” chanters’ screams echo, echo.

Beatles, long hair, peace signs, Afros, tie dye —

Constant winds of change continue to blow.

Civil rights marchers hear Wallace shout, “No!”

Hippies and bored grunts smoke pot to get high.

“Make love not war,” chanters’ scream echo, echo.

Asian rivers, red with human blood, flow.

Choppers load the wounded, rise to fly.

Constant winds of change continue to blow.

Kent State guardsmen stand alert in a row;

“Hell, no, we won’t go,” the protestors cry.

“Make love not war,” chanters’ screams echo, echo.

Mourners gather around dark graves in woe:

JFK, Martin, and Bobby all die.

Constant winds of change continue to blow.

Students, soldiers, draft resistors all know

Presidents and politicians lie. Lie.

“Make love not war,” chanters’ screams echo, echo.

Constant winds of change continue to blow.