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Liberty and Justice for All

from Planting in a Drought by Tom Smith

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Liberty and Justice for All
by Tom Smith (ASCAP)
© 2020 Peabody Hill Publishing (ASCAP)

When I looked up to the flag
My young hand upon my breast
Proud of the nation that we had
I swore allegiance with a pledge
Written on my classroom wall
“With liberty and justice for all”

All my goals were in my sight
What I worked for I could win
I knew my future would be bright
A privilege granted by my skin
On the white side of the wall
I saw liberty and justice for all

Now hatred has removed its mask
Emboldened by the choice we made
The stars and bars flies from the mast
We fortify our barricades
Can we boast of freedom behind walls
Without liberty and justice for all?

Now as I look upon the flag
Scarred by anger and by greed
I unfurl that tattered rag
To raise a dream I still believe
I pledge to tear down my walls
To build liberty and justice for all

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from Planting in a Drought, released March 27, 2020

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“Folk music is still a living tradition that feeds on new songs that speak of people’s wants, needs, struggles and triumphs. Tom Smith is a man who writes songs that seem like they’ve always been there. There are very few songwriters working today that I would call folksingers, but I would call Tom Smith a true folksinger.” – Dave Palmeter, WUMB-FM Boston ... more

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