your dogs

i see it all

i get it

i promise you i do

your mom walked out on you when you were only two

you've grown up believing that this country hates the poor

you're a dad three times over and you're only twenty-four

the christians on the radio

they act like you're scum

self-righteous condescending bastards

each and every one

i don't read the bible but i try to love you

man

every flaw and violent act

i think i understand

but your dogs

your dogs

what's fun about those?

and that tat on your neck

and that ring through your nose?

the weed

the junk food

the violent pornography

don't you think you'd want to be

just a little bit more like me?

i still have high hopes you could join our community

there's more of us than you now

but we'd welcome the diversity

you're not white trash

like the other neighbors say

if you want to challenge stereotyping

join the pta

at night

when your pit bulls are scaring our children

my wife

i'll be honest here

wants me to shoot them

and sometimes i let my fantasies run

but that's only at night

when i'm not really thinking

and you're listening to metallica in your backyard and drinking

the rest of the time i think we get along fine

i never judge you

i'm a live-and-let-live guy

but your dogs

your dogs

what's fun about those?

and that tat on your neck

and that ring through your nose?

the weed

the junk food

the violent pornography

don't you think you'd want to be

just a little bit more like me?