David Rovics - Song for Oscar Grant lyrics

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(Verse)

There was a man who had a little girl

And she was his one and only daughter

Not every oyster has a little pearl

But this one did and they lived by the water

On the eastern side of San Francisco bay

Where the mountains meet the ocean

Together there they would greet the day

By Fruitvale Station

And now the trains seem louder than they used to be

There by the Oakland ocean side

When you look out at the horizon now what do you see

Since the day your daddy died?

(Verse 2)

He dropped her off at school for the day

Looked for work, tried to make some money

Obstacles, road blocks in the way

In this land of milk and honey

Dad and mom went out one winter night

Their only plan, to greet new year

Fireworks and blunts, it's only right

Till 2009 was here

They were coming back from the celebration

On a train that rode beneath the rising tide

They got off at Fruitvale Station

On the day your daddy died

(Verse 3)

They just wanted to go home and go to bed

They stepped off the train onto the platform

Punches thrown, angry words were said

Then came the men in uniform

Face down, cuffs behind his back

No way to fight or run

That's the time the cop chose to attack

That's when he fired his gun

Prayers were prayed as the sun rose

And how his moma cried

Time stood still and the world froze

On the day your daddy died