ChipJust

She was pregnant in the fall of the spring. How late does it normally snow around here? The children pile high in the back of the van. Drive into the mountains; they always seem so near. Don't let me ruin All this sunshine I will sit and wonder Always sit in wonder It doesn't bother me Even though it's been so long I will sit and wonder I am sitting still while We all travel along Between a pillar of rock and a cliff of stone The sky open up between the storms. I didn't know this mountain was so high. Funny how the distance traveled transforms. Remission of sin Facing glory I will sit and wonder Always sit in wonder I am weak but He is strong I will sit and wonder I am sitting still while We all travel along -chip 4.30.2008

link to the mp3 for “Hear the voices of the people”

It's a no win situation
What was paid in blood has been sold away
For the love of money
The pursuit of wealth
We enslave ourselves to the banker's fee
Hear the voices of the fathers as they say, “How long?”

A duty misplaced in the sunshine
Lost in the turmoil of tranquility
The back is broken
The way was open
See the sun also shines on poverty
Hear the voices of the widows as they cry, “How long?”

Hear the guns as they sing in jubilation
And play their music on a foreign shore
With the blood of children
And humiliation
We feed our economy with war
Hear the voices of the dying as they sigh, “How long?”

They call it free trade between the nations
The freedom to oppress the laboring poor
We used to make things
In this country
Now we pay more so we can be poor
Hear the voices of the hungry as they die, “How long?”

-chip
4.12.2008

ChipJust

We all travel along

Hear the voices of the people

Manzanita Hymns 2010