The Struggle

I know that we looked different I knew it all along But treating us this badly Seems like it should be wrong You say separate but equal We all know that’s a joke It never worked that nicely I think you all misspoke We cannot use your bathrooms But ours are rarely clean You cannot give a reason For treating us this mean You can try to suppress us But we won’t give up hope We will rise up against you We all refuse to cope This movement gains momentum It’s all over the news These people are inspiring You’ll have to see our views It starts off fairly simple She won’t give up her seat This gives us motivation Now we cannot retreat There are nine daring students That brave an all-white school They get an education But their treated so cruel Dr. King once had a dream Who can forget his speech? It was so awe inspiring To listen to him preach I wonder what he’d think If he saw us today I hope he would be proud We’ve come such a long way We will always be working For perfect unity A world with our violence Is what we hope to see