If the World Had a Front Porch

If the world had a front porch,
I think I'd rather stay inside.
Shut the windows, close the curtains
Lock the doors behind which I hide.

A box of Kleenex and first aid kit
Should help me survive the view
Of people killing people
Innocent ones like me and you

I'd shrivel under the covers
When sick ones go walking by
With AIDS and Hepatitis.
Just by breathing, I could die.

I'd need a bag of groceries
To give when I pass the children
Who have swollen bellies of nothing
And look more like bone and skin.

My cellphone should be handy.
I know I'll see plenty of crime.
Murders, Theivery, Kidnapping
The news tells me all the time.

I swear if I ever have to leave
I'll wear a bulletproof vest,
And a mask so I breathe safely
On that dangerous quest.

If we truly took a look out there
At this painful, gruesome view
Oh, if the world had a front porch
You'd be hiding somewhere too.