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Don't stop here


It all started over half a century ago A people, oppressed, shut down, told no But they stood tall, stood fast and argued civil rights for all be he, she, black, white though some were appalled but that time passed, that problem solved History now repeats itself Are there really rights for all? We’ve brought women into the work place And integrated the schools But the gays still can’t marry And we have all been fooled If we truly learned from history, there would be no question Civil rights for all, is what’s gained from this lesson.
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