A single mother and her son go off to the
        local welfare service
They stand behind many others with
        many other problems
Some alike, some not, yet all are in trouble
        Or are they?
Look ahead, just a few spots, at that woman
        Is that a leather jacket?
And further up the line - a man jumping in line
        but with no proof of deserving it
Not this poor mother and her son
        They are truly in trouble
Her husband died a few months back
        leaving them with no income
Putting them on the streets, homeless
        with no help except the local shelters
And as her son looks ahead, he sees the people
        who are stealing from the system
A young boy of only 8, yet he asks
        "Mom, why do they steal?"
And she can not help but respond, with a look of sorrow on her face
        "Because nobody will stop them."



(Written by Spock for the April 1994 Havok pack)