America is Weeping
“America is weeping” – Representative G. K. Butterfield, Head of the Congressional Black Caucus
Tear stained faces, bloodied shirts, bodies everywhere
Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families
But there is nothing more that we can do
The right to bear arms buries our right to life
Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families
Lowered flags, memorial services, hymns in church tonight
But the right to bear arms buries our right to life
Even when the lives of twenty guiltless children are taken
Lowered flags, memorial services, hymns in church tonight
But Congress fails to act again
Even when the lives of twenty guiltless children are taken
And the pulse of forty-nine young people stopped
But Congress fails to act again
The NRA has bought the House lock stock and barrel
And the pulse of forty-nine young people stopped
Their safety threatened by lone wolves or plots
The NRA has bought the House lock stock and barrel
The people’s voices are silenced
Their safety threatened by lone wolves or plots
Candlelight vigils and pretty words will simply not suffice
The people’s voices are silenced
At school, at work, at church, the movies, and even at the mall
Candlelight vigils and pretty words will simply not suffice
America is weeping and we cry “Enough!”
At school, at work, at church, the movies, and even at the mall
Petitions, letters, fundraisers Congress ignores them all
America is weeping and we cry “Enough!”
When will Congress listen, will they ever have enough?
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