When segregation reigned
It blared out Brother Ray
When original white hoodies marched
It brought us MLK
Carrying story from Seattle
To Miami bay
From the seahawk to the dolphin
Hope was on its way
The night that John F. Kennedy died
I swear the whole bar cried
Crackling in the corner
Whilst all of our tears dried
Cynics knowing smirk
Sat there justified
Our bar room hopes and liquid dreams
Were once again denied
But on the night that Jailhouse Rock first
Tore right up those billboard charts
The night that Hammerin' Hank
Sank those New York Yankee hearts
When Sugar Ray taught KKK
That black was fighting right back
A change was gonna come okay
But not till after this track
It blared out Brother Ray
When original white hoodies marched
It brought us MLK
Carrying story from Seattle
To Miami bay
From the seahawk to the dolphin
Hope was on its way
The night that John F. Kennedy died
I swear the whole bar cried
Crackling in the corner
Whilst all of our tears dried
Cynics knowing smirk
Sat there justified
Our bar room hopes and liquid dreams
Were once again denied
But on the night that Jailhouse Rock first
Tore right up those billboard charts
The night that Hammerin' Hank
Sank those New York Yankee hearts
When Sugar Ray taught KKK
That black was fighting right back
A change was gonna come okay
But not till after this track
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