We see that a lot of small business are coming to an end
But we sit and ask why but don’t want to look at how it first began
It use to be that there was a corner grocery store where we would by our food
Or there was a pharmacy where we would get our medical goods
Each store would have there own specials for our daily needs
And the prices would be fair and not for there own greed
When you walk in you would be greeted and called by our first name
And talk about the last local high school sports game
But we sat back and watch the stores as they started to combine
And inside you could even see a section to buy a bottle of wine
We never think of the distance to drive trying to save a dime
As we tell our self that we are really saving a lot of time
Now we hear as these companies are starting to merge
And we watch while their prices are slowly starting to surge
Many jobs have been lost because less people are needed
And some stores have cash registers where you don’t even get greeted
Our small corner stores are now just part of the past
And we start to complain because of the higher price of gas
The laws have been twisted to help protect the giant company against any lost
But now that want us to give and take our taxes to help pay for all of their cost
The web of strength can be repaired over these hard times
If we will start to see that everything shouldn’t be about the mighty dime
So as we watch our country while it’s starting to fall maybe this Christmas
We will look back and remember how our country was built on the small business