socially acceptable

words and music by d-c talk 1992
from the album "free at last"

watcha thinking, doing the things you do
whose opinion are ya listening to?
justifying, you turn it all to gray
synchronizing to society's ways

[rap]
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
hey yo fellas, kick the melody...

chorus
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

[rap]
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
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..."

chorus

bridge/refrain
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

chorus