a preacher shuns his brother   cuz his bride's a different color   and this is not acceptable   his papa taught him so   it was love that he'd been preachin   but this was overreachin'   the boundaries stretchin'   farther than his heart would choose to go      like an angel with no wings   like a kingdom with no king      what have we become   a self indulgent people   what have we become   tell me where are the righteous ones   what have we become   in a world degenerating   what have become      speak your mind   look out for yourself   the answer to it all   is a life of wealth   grab all you can   cuz you just live once   you got the right   to do whatever you want   don't worry 'bout others   or where you came from   it ain't what you were   it's what you have become      mom and dad are fighting   as rosie lies there crying   for once again she's overheard   regrets of their mistake   christmas bells are ringing   little rosie leaves them grieving   the gift she'll give her family   will be the pills she'd take      an inconvenient child   she wasn't worth their while      chorus      what about love?   what about God?   what about holiness?   what about mercy, compassion and   selflessness?