Standing on the Side
Standing on the sides of the free lights,
Everyone was promised to be treated just
Vanquished of all our civil rights.
It was a time of promised futures that were bright,
Yet the majority saw this as not a must
Standing on the sides of the free lights.
Countless did preach and countless did writes,
Yet, the bigotry did not stop, it would not thrust
Vanquished of all our civil rights.
We protested and fought until there were no lights,
Children asked why they were treated less than dust
Standing on the sides of the free lights.
The King did his absolute best on his epic plights,
And he did gain the minority population trust
Vanquished of all our civil rights.
It was not until Lincoln viewed our fights,
It was then that America did realize the unjust
Standing on the sides of the free lights
Vanquished of all our civil rights.
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