the Freedom Riders came through Oxford back in the day
I used to walk through Western on Sunday mornings, past the art museum and pond
And lovely blooming trees
Thinking about all of it
Why did they do that
Way back in ancient times?
It was the mid 80s and civil rights were an afterthought
For everyone, including me
I just wondered why they did what they did
Can you imagine
Getting on a bus in Ohio and
Going down to Selma and Montgomery
To get your ass kicked
For a cause, just
No pay, no bennies
Just a free ass whupping
For the good of the country
Who saved us?
We saved us
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They're all still alive
Because they were kids when they did it
Thanks to you, John Lewis and all the rest
For taking a beating for me
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