134. 10 Days in America (Be the Change) - Hip-hop song

The UPstander's Podcast with Dr. Omekongo

31-05-2022 • 4 mins

I wrote this song to pay tribute to those slain in #uvalde, #buffalo, & #lagunawoods and to call YOU to action! She woke up that morning with love in her heart To see her husband in a nursing home to check on his heart he went to grab snacks before the movie night start he guarded that store to make sure that trouble was blocked she moved to buffalo to take care of her bro she fed people down on their luck who might’ve been po beat aneurysms and cancer in her 65 years he went to get a birthday cake for his son of 3 years she fought to get guns off these violent streets he drove taxis to help people leaving Tops Mart see she was the life of the party brought the family together she was the substitute who will be substituted never he was a Taiwanese father of 4 in southern cali Way too many others in this song to try to tally This is everyday America, gets worse everyday With nra, apathy, and politics in the way. You gotta be the change you seek, you gotta speak You gotta stand up for the future of our babies If change is meant to be, it’s up to you and me So what you gonna do to fight and save this country? Their lives were robbed at Robb on a day of joy A beautiful day at Uvalde for the girls and boys A day of honor rolls for great kids on a roll Looking forward to summertime, such beautiful souls Stellar grades and good citizenship awards They loved video games and burning up dance floors He loved catching footballs thrown far and near They were saving up so she could go to Disney next year Her pictures said a thousand words but she’ll never speak again They were cousins who were also probably best friends She was so fast in races, friends couldn’t keep up They taught for over 20 years teaching kids to look up At a brighter future and to face it with grace Taught those kids to always have a smile on their face America weeps for those slain but it can’t be in vein After our tears we gotta fight so there’s no future pain You gotta be the change you seek, you gotta speak You gotta stand up for the future of our babies If change is meant to be, it’s up to you and me So what you gonna do to fight and save this country? A baby formula shortage, babies crying “feed us” But some politicians only care about the fetus They’d rather keep the guns but ban abortion They’d rather ban books before they ban a gun They found money for Ukraine as we wanted them too But where’s the money for our roads, summer jobs and schools? Gotta vote more into office who will fight for our babies Gotta target sponsors who sponsor hate on tv Gotta fight for the truth to be taught in our schools Gotta stop blaming mental health and not provide the tools Gotta challenge our neighbors when we hear ignorance You might think that act is small but it’s significant If you don’t stand up to hate, don’t stand up to violence Then you’re almost just as guilty because of your silence 10 days in America’s any day of the week But together we can change this if we’re strong never weak! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices