Planks and Marietta

I see white picket fences and pink lemonade
Street signs and headlines that won't change a thing
My heart is heavy with shallow breathing
A black life shattered for all the world to see

Planks and Marietta your history repeats
Planks and Marietta there's stains in your streets
Planks and Marietta your grass grows green
What else do you hide behind your skinned knees?

White picket lines and red spray paint
Crosswalks and blind spots you're whispering
Your slurs and your curse words written in the street
Black lives scattered underneath your feet

Planks and Marietta your history repeats
Planks and Marietta there's stains in your streets
Planks and Marietta your grass grows green
What else do you hide behind your skinned knees?

Your sticks and your stones never broke my bones
But your names still haunt me

Planks and Marietta your history repeats
Planks and Marietta there's stains in your streets
Planks and Marietta your days grow long
They echo on your sidewalk and roll off your tongue

Planks and Marietta
Planks and Marietta
Is change gonna come? (Planks and Marietta)
Is change gonna come? (Planks and Marietta)
Is change gonna come? (Planks and Marietta)
Is change gonna come? (Planks and Marietta)