Cairo Walls Lyrics - Joe Purdy

Don't point your guns at me 

I am a friend 

Blood runs the same as you 

I love my country 

But my country has sinned 

Changes are overdue 

So don't turn your back on millions of people 

just trying to tell you what's wrong 

This land is your land 

This land is my land 

This land has been bleedin' too long 

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And my brother was chased by the white hats 

And my brother was only nineteen 

And my brother was shot by a sniper 

And my brother he died in the street 

And my brother was beat by policeman 

and he died on a prison floor 

And my brother he fought in Vietnam 

And my brother was killed coming home from the war 

And my brother was killed in his hometown 

We wear the stars and stripes 

And they're painted in the heart of the country 

We saw America die 

It was written on the Cairo Walls 

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And my sister was gassed at the protest 

And my sister was told not to speak up 

And my sister was taken in handcuffs 

And my sister was moved to the back of the bus 

She was told not to eat in your restaurants 

She was told not to swim in your swimming pools 

She was told not to work in your factories 

She was told not to vote in your elections 

She was told that she was worth nothing 

We watched the railroad wind 

through the broken heart of the country 

We saw America die 

It was written on the Cairo Walls 

And my brother he marched down on Washington 

And my brother he inspired millions 

And my brother he spoke for equality 

And my brother was shot on a balcony 

And my brother was shot at the theater 

And my brother was shot from a grassy knoll 

And my brother was shot in a stairwell 

And my brother was shot in a doorway 

And my brother was shot in a church house 

And my brother was killed in a chokehold 

And my brother was shot in Chicago 

And my brother was shot down in Ferguson 

And my brother was shot with his hands up 

And my brother was shot with his hands up 

We wear the stars and stripes 

And they're painted in the heart of the country 

We saw America die 

It was written on the Cairo Walls