wake up america i got a problem something you may not believe there is poison in the darkness spreading like a bad disease i never thought i d find myself in this condition sitting by while children die from their addictions i m just a small town i have no tongue to speak i have no arms to hold them while their dying in my streets so i have to wonder does any body care lord is there any hope out there wake up america i got a problem venom flowing thru my veins i see families town to pieces by crystal meth and crack cocaine some of those sworn to provide us with protection just turn their backs and cut a deal with the infection i m just a small town i have no tongue to speak i have no arms to hold them while their dying in my streets so i have to wonder does any body care lord is there any hope out there all those years i gave them peaceful sanctuary now i m a grave yard where the innocent are buried i m just a small town i have no tongue to speak i have no arms to hold them while their dying in my streets so i have to wonder does any body care lord is there any hope out there lord is there any hope out there oh is there any hope out there wake up america i got a problem i got a problem it s like venom flowing thru my veins