Whatcha thinking, doing the things you do
Whose opinion are ya listening to?
Justifying, you turn it all to gray,
Synchronizing to society's ways.
Society has gotten to be all outta whack,
Don't bother with excuses whether white or black.
To blame it on a color won't get a result
Because history reveals to me how ethics were lost.
In reality our decency has taken a plunge,
'In God We Trust' is an American pun,
Funny how it happened so suddenly, yo fellas, kick the melody...
Socially acceptable, it's okay, it's alright
Socially acceptable, it's okay, in whose sight
Socially acceptable
Times are changing, with morals in decay,
Human rights have made the wrongs okay.
Something's missing, and if you're asking me,
I think that something is the G- O- D.
To label wrong or right by the people's sight,
Is like going to a loser to ask advice.
And by basing your plans on another man's way of living life
I is creating a brand of ethics sure to be missing the punch,
No count morals that are out to lunch.
They're sliding away 'cause everything is okay,
It was taboo back then but today we say, 'What the hey.'
Socially acceptable, it's okay, it's alright
Socially acceptable, it's okay, in whose sight
Socially acceptable
We gotta back to the principles found in the Word,
A little G-O-D could be society's cure
From the state that we're in 'cause again we're slipping,
So pray for America cause time is ticking.
Written by Toby McKeehan and Mark Heimermann
©1992 Up In The Mix Music (BMI)/Fun Attic Music (ASCAP)