Once upon a not so long ago
Somebody’s baby never made it home
Somebody’s baby had a bullet in his head
Somebody’s baby was never to return again
Once upon a not so long ago
We made a couple questionable mistakes didn’t know
Any better we’re not getting better
You know
It hurts to say
But not as much
As pepper spray and tear gas and bullets and such
I don’t mean to ruin
Your afternoon
But have you heard the news
The land of the free and the brave
The good ol’ USA
Has not improved
Long ago somebody warned
History’s a series of storms
Each one coming from the last
Guess we forgot our past
Calling all our brothers, sisters
For a brand new start
You can see the integration
Can you feel the separation in our hearts
It hurts to say
But not as much
As pepper spray and tear gas and bullets and such
I don’t mean to ruin
Your afternoon
But have you heard the news
The land of the free and the brave
The good ol’ USA
Has not improved
Fill up your lungs, do you feel free?
Can you smell the smoke of something burning? It’s your liberties
And when you’ve assessed the situation, answer me:
Can you breathe, can you breathe, can you breathe, can you breathe, can you breathe? (x4)
It hurts to say
But not as much
As pepper spray and tear gas and bullets and such
I don’t mean to ruin
Your afternoon
But have you heard the news
The land of the free and the brave
The good ol’ USA
Has not improved
It hurts to say
But we must
For those who come before us and come after us
If you think
Our work is done
Then try and tell the trigger of a loaded gun
Try and tell the ones who’ve lost their daughters and sons
We’ve got miles to go from where we’ve come
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