They Weren’t There. But They Want It All.By John Stone The song is called “They Weren’t There (But They Want It All).” Roy Dawson sings it. His band plays it like they’ve lived it. Maybe they have.It starts with a slide guitar. Slow. Mean. The kind of sound that doesn’t ask for your attention — it takes it. Then comes the voice. Tired

If we want a better world—and I know we do—we have to start where the soul is still pure. We have to start with our children.They’re not just the future. They are the now. They are watching us, learning from us, copying us. And if we don’t give them the tools they need—real tools, not just tests and grades—then we’ve already failed th