But At What Cost?

My dad walked in the front door

With a low hanging frown on his face

Mom says we don't know what's in store

Without his weekly pay

They told him they had to close

The decision was out of their hands

They tell him it's to keep him safe from harm

But they don't understand

Is it the price we have to pay

We change our day to day

We look around and see

That nothing's the same

Look what we've become

Rules only apply to some

They think they solved the problem

But at what cost?

At what cost?

I woke my brother up for school

I help him put on his shoes

Mom sends him on his way with a smile

It's the last one he'll see for a while

Is it the price we have to pay

We change our day to day

We look around and see

That nothing's the same

Look what we've become

Rules only apply to some

They think they solved the problem

But at what cost?

At what cost?

A vet raised on the american dream

Pushed aside and no longer free

Stage 4 is finally winning the war

He wonders what he fought for

We can't go see him in his final days

All in the name of keeping us safe

An empty hospital room is no company

But it's the last thing he'll ever see

Is it the price we have to pay

We change our day to day

We look around and see

That nothing's the same

Look what we've become

Rules only apply to some

They think they solved the problem

But at what cost?

At what cost?

I'll never get to wear that cap and gown

These four walls are surrounding me

I never told my friends goodbye

But I need to find my peace

I've lost so many things I won't get back

All my life long dreams have flatlined