Ballad of Tom Robinson by Lizzy Hardingham

 

Tom Robinson asked us to sing and be proud

Now I stand some 40 years hence in his crowd

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Here in this place all of our bodies are pressed into one

Here we are no more than a daughter, a child, or a son

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So sing, at the top of your lungs

Sing for the ones who still need to hear it

Sing, not just for today

But to show us the way

The time isn't near it's now

So sing

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I look to my left and my right and I see

No division between us and them, you and me

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While I told my folks and I was bolstered with nothing but care

I know there are those who are faced with a fist and despair

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So sing, at the top of your lungs

Sing for the ones who still need to hear it

Sing, not just for today

But to show us the way

The time isn't near it's now

So sing

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Sing x 4

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So sing, at the top of your lungs

Sing for the ones who still need to hear it

Sing, not just for today

But to show us the way

The time isn't near it's now

So sing