The Love Song

There's oceans in the cracks of the pavement
There's openings in the backs of those
Who are waiting to rise up
There's soap in the memories of those
Who've been patient
There's memory in the cracks of those
Who been waiting to rise up

There's memories in the backs of those
Who been waiting
There's harmony in the backs of those
Who been waiting
There's harmony in the backs of those
Who been wagin a war for wages
There's patience in the backs of those
Who got grace and

There's patience in the backs of those
Who got grace
And there's memories in the lack of those
Who been waiting
There's harmony in the tact of those
Who been waiting
There's memories in the backs of those
Who been walkin for a different saying
A different praying, a different gracious
A different waging of war for wages
That's the unions, nahmsayin?
This the social justice song
I been gone, a long time, the justice wrong
The environment is crushing, the lush is gone
The hush is gone, from the forest, the love is wrong
I love the forest, like I love the one woman, who above this song
I said it in "Love Song," I said it dun wrong
The love not gone, but the run's on
The one longs, for simple companionship
The hugs are not part of that
The one loves to sing along to, "Love Song"
The run's on, the walks been a long time coming
Sweet Honey in the Rock sang it...
I don't know how my mother walked

There's oceans in the cracks of the pavement
There's openings in the backs of those
Who are waiting to rise up
There's soap in the memories of those
Who've been patient
There's memory in the cracks of those
Who been waiting to rise up

There's memories in the backs of those
Who been waiting
There's harmony in the backs of those
Who been waiting
There's harmony in the backs of those
Who been wagin a war for wages
There's patience in the backs of those
Who got grace and

There's something saying, that the memories
Been waging a war, for what's basic
That means, social graces, social justice, nahmsayin?
The memories patient, but the people won't wait
And the environment got gracious, the environment got grace and
The memory is waiting to rise up, the people not waitin to rise up
The people been patient
The dust in the ground says drum long and breathe strong
The wind strong, the people gone, a long time
The people back, they rise up, so the evil whack
The time's strong, the line's long, my breath back, the breath back
In the people's lungs to cry for justice
With no cries, the crying time been done
A long time, now is the time for action
Now is the time for can't get no traction, without action
Let the water be, let the taxes lead, let the people free
Let basic income bleed through the poverty
Let the people lead
The one's from here
They believe
Let the people free
Just be
Believe, you free