New Jim Crow

new jim crow where we wanna go? you know that man jimmy took that boy to jail made it so his mama never make his bail you know in that jailhouse ain’t no room to rock once they shut that door on you make sure it stay locked then that old man jimmy came up […]

Piece of Mine

There’s a load I was born to carry Yea, I was born to town this line Until I take that lonesome ferry You’ll find me holding this piece of mine On this road, this road less travelled A constant stranger and fool am I Under my feet, just dust and gravel Over my shoulder this […]

Shut Up and Sing

you’ve gotta story to tell, why don’t you tell it? it could have wings, you’d only have to speak it to see the world is waiting to turn, you’re in it but you just can’t help but make it all about you do you think you know what you want but cannot have it? know […]

Sleep Baby, Slumber

there’s a quiet space inside you that is tender and its solitude will sink you like a stone everybody likes to tell you it gets better ’cause they all have tender spaces of their own and they’d rather do anything but remember when they knew that space was eating them alive so they sometimes have […]

Tall as Our Fathers

daddy you sure showed me how to be a model citizen i found out how to get out everything i need from within too bad you only see through the barrel of your gun i wish you had a wider view but am i the only one? we’ve turned our dream into our machine which […]

The Rapture

you should know by now this shit drives me crazy sinner or saint, it’s all the same to me i tried to tell you once or twice in no uncertain terms long as i live, i intend to breathe show me what your good book is for cause i don’t wanna fight anymore if it […]

Tumble

a bird in the hand ain’t spit to me you give me one i must need three enchanted by insanity my dirty glass is empty can’t find the dime i used to keep and now i find i’m losing sleep but in the morning all i need is four bucks for my coffee lost my […]

War No More

thank you to the mountainside thank you to the distant shore thank you for the miles to ride i don’t study war no more thank you to the starry skies thank you to the times before tahnk you for the tears i’ve cried i dn’t study war no more thank you to the aspen grove […]

Winona Laduke

If I was a little bit stronger I would fly away home. If I’d wept just a little bit long, I’d take my pain and call it my own, But I’m just a soldier, a pawn of war And ain’t no one told me what I’m fighting for But if this was a little bit […]

Wrecking Ball

I don’t need to fight for freedom Freedom is a right from birth I have no need to fight for money A dollar don’t define your worth See i want peace for my body Peace of mind Peace for my soul Peace for humankind I don’t want to fight for justice I’ll take it from […]