While walking on the boardwalk,
We saw the affluent to middle class,
The rich, the poor and the homeless,
Some sleeping on benches as we passed…

 
Who are these homeless people,
Some people say they were once well to do,
What made them lose their fortunes,
Only God knows what they’ve been through…

 
We stood in line for dinner,
And it was quite a long wait,
The high rollers walked in ahead,
What did this gambling thing create?

 
We gambled in the casinos,
And lost like most of us do,
The high rollers get preferential treatment,
I thought, “what is this world coming to?”

 
Being affluent is one thing,
But being middle class is considered another,
We should all be treated equally,
No one is better than any other…

 
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