Dan Bern
Oklahoma
On the 19th day of AprilIn 1995There was the worst car bombingNear 200 people diedIn Oklahoma CityOn Wednesday nine o'clockThey struck the federal buildingTook out near half the blockThey thought it was an earthquakeMade trees and lightpoles bendAnd folks thought they were seeingThe world about to endIt blew the building openIt lay there like a woundTwisted pipes and wiresSilent like a tombYeah, they blew the building openAnd blew folks lives apartFirefighters mumblingAnd wondering where to startThey rushed out some survivorsLetras de cancionesBut soon could only cryAnd place the dead in casketsAnd ask the dear lord whyPrayer for the missingFor daughters and for sonsPrayers for the souls of thoseWho'd never heard a oneKevin Small was luckyHis clock needed repairHe overslept an hourHis three-year old son was sparedBut for too many othersThe news was not so brightOne baby got her picture in the paperThen she diedThe President, he promisedThey'd pay dearly for the blastand all across the countryFlags were flying at half mastShock soon turned to anger"Who would do this?" people saidAnd everyone suspiciousHad a price upon their headThey thought it was some ArabsAnd folks began ton scream"First tighten up the bordersThen hang 'em from a treeThis proves what we've been saying'Bout our fair and gentle landNobody who did thisCould be an American"The FBI got busySome drawings and some namesAnd everyone was looking For someone else to blameSome 50 hours laterEarly Friday dayThey found the man they wantedIn jail ten miles awayA so-called right extremistA patriot government foeAn expert on explosionsAnd white as drive snowWhen people heard the news they found itHard to understandHow could such a murdererCome from our own landBut when we build walls and bordersFrom fear and hate and gunsThe hatred turns around andStrikes at everyoneMaybe now we'll understandMaybe now we'll seeSuperpatriots are seldomFriends of you and meThey're scared and weak and cowardsAnd they think that with their gunsThe ones they're most afraid ofWill turn around and runBut when we stand strong togetherAnd let love enjoy its willMisfortune can't defeat usIt makes us stronger stillLike on the 19th day of AprilIn 1995A day all Oklahomans willRemember all their lives
From Letras Mania