Vote
I believe in a new era
Where times have changed and people treat each other better
I want my kids to live in a world where they don’t have to be afraid
A world like that would put this one to shame
I believe in the dream of Martin Luther King
Yet it’s 57 years later and nothing has changed
Hearts were swayed but some not at all
Racism is still out and about if I recall
Hiding in the shadow and being protected by a powerful man
Times haven’t changed just the era with the exception of the existence of the Ku Klux Klan
Protected by a man who called them “good people”
The same “good people” that ran over people that were protesting peaceful
I encourage everyone who can vote to vote
Before this country is destroyed from head to toe
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