Trail Of Tears

	  		
Intro 
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In a land without any pity  And a sun scorching from the sky 
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In the desert, they built a city Sharp as flint that could make you cry 
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Hold on to it  Hold on to it  It’s a dream that will never die 
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Come there with me Come there with me It’s the home of my own mind’s eye 

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But the dreamer was never welcome Other lands have their own demands 
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Get away boy, you don’t belong here That’s our law and it always stands 
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Hold on to it Hold on to it It’s a dream that will make you cry 
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Come there with me Come there with me And they’ll let us in by and by 

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I will meet you when things are better 
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In a world without any fear 
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We’ll be facing our bright tomorrow 
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At the end of this trail of tears 


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They asked our dreamer for reams of paper These were the keys that he didn’t own 
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They pointed back to the land he came from Said: “Go back there, son ‘cos that’s your home” 
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Go back to it Go back to it No future, no life, no hope 
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Come there with me Come there with me And you’ll see why I can’t go home 

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I will meet you when things are better 
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In a world without any fear 
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We’ll be facing our bright tomorrow 
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At the end of this trail of tears 


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And the trail goes on On and on For years and years 
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The trail drags on  Never ending  Trail of tears 

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So, the dreamer turns from the city But he asks them before he leaves: 
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“Who checked your papers to build this country? Who gave permission for you and not me?” 
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Think back on it Think back on it Land is the land and it was always free 
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Before you Before you No one had papers, they would simply “be” 

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I will meet you when things are better 
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In a world without any fear 
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We’ll be facing our bright tomorrow 
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At the end of this trail of tears 
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I will meet you when things are better 
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In a world without any fear 
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We’ll be facing our bright tomorrow 
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At the end of this trail of tears 


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