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Weep Now, America

from Songs Still Sing by Aaron Kelly Band

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I was born in Illinois
The Midwest is my home
Far away from any terrorist state
Or streets that I would not roam
But if I were to listen to
Some of you and not my heart
I’d bring the cheapest migrant workers in
To build a wall just to keep ‘em out

Weep now, America
A black wind moans
Will those who plant injustice
Reap what they sow

I gave up getting drunk
On weekdays, before dawn
Unless I’m up from the night before
And Shotgun Willie comes on
But my mind is still clearer than
What it is we’re all fighting about
I see a government with an eagerness
To kick the little peasants around

Weep now, America
A black wind moans
Will those who plant injustice
Reap what they sow

I like Ike
And Willie Mays
Old radio with real DJs
And I know everything
Wasn’t always peaches and cream
But, Mama, I’m too scared to American dream

If I die in Illinois
Send me down to New Orleans
And prop me up on a barstool
At any joint down on Frenchmen Street
So when the waters rise and take the Big Easy back
I’ll be washed out clear to sea
It’s too late now to do this planet proud
We’ll be drowning as we sing

Weep now, America
A black wind moans
Will those who plant injustice
Reap what they sow

Will those who face injustice
Start throwing stones

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from Songs Still Sing, released September 23, 2022

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