Will you be a taker or will you give some back?

I've had a request for the timely lyrics to the song Wilson High School math teacher Jon Beima wrote for the school's graduation last week.

Here they are:

Will You Be A Taker?

There’s dying in Darfur, there’s killing in Iraq,
The earth keeps getting warmer, losing her snow pack,
The rich keep getting richer, widening the gap,
Will you be a taker, or will you give some back?

Will you hide in the shadows, standing at the door,
Listen to your iPod, can’t hear no more,
Will you step out in the sunshine, taking in the day,
Will you be a giver, go a better way?

When you get your paper, will you hang it on the wall?
Will you fold it in your pocket, will you roll it in a ball?
Will you show the world how you have grown?
Will you lay it down and use it like a stepping stone?

There’re children in Portland go to bed at night,
No food in their stomachs, yeah that ain’t right,
Homeless shelters keep growing, bursting at the seams,
People at the bottom, giving up their dreams.

Will you hide in the shadows, standing at the door,
Listen to your iPod, can’t hear no more,
Will you step out in the sunshine, taking in the day,
Will you be a giver, go a better way?

When you get your paper, will you hang it on the wall?
Will you fold it in your pocket, will you roll it in a ball?
Will you show the world how you have grown?
Will you lay it down and use it like a stepping stone?

There’s dying in Darfur, there’s killing in Iraq,
The earth keeps getting warmer, losing her snow pack,
The rich keep getting richer, widening the gap,
Will you be a taker, or will you give some back?