March You Did

MARCH YOU DID

March you did, for your right to refuse

To die in a war they were losing

But to fight the injustices on your home soil

That was a war of your choosing

The Children’s Crusade filled up the jails

The students and women came out fighting

Jim Crow and the Gays and The Vets led the trails

Marched along for the wrongs they were righting

March with your cries to the Lords of Democracy

Force them to open their doors

Turn the world’s eyes to their shame and hypocrisy

Force them to rewrite their laws

Stand you did, when the Civil Guard stormed

Sticks against Billyclubs bashing

Fall you did, when the Bull raised his horns

And set the dogs free with teeth gnashing

Run you did, when the rifles were drawn

There now were the rights they were reading

Cry you did, when shots killed the dawn

And the streets were aligned with the bleeding

March with your cries to the Lords of Democracy

Force them to open their doors

Turn the world’s eyes to their shame and hypocrisy

Force them to rewrite their laws

March your demands in the face of authorities

Storm their troops with your banners and words

Rally for your war against civil atrocities

Get yourself heard

Mourn you did, the ones who were killed

Then as one with the bullied and beaten

You marched to defy those who’d have you be stilled

With a heart that would truly defeat them

And cheer you did, for the words of the brave

The speeches and voices that led you

And shout you did, for a world you would save

With the slogans that fired and fed you

March with your cries to the Lords of Democracy

Force them to open their doors

Turn the world’s eyes to their shame and hypocrisy

Force them to rewrite their laws

March your demands in the face of authorities

Storm their troops with your banners and words

Rally for your war against civil atrocities

Get yourself heard