Joe Thomas - Our Anthem lyrics

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Oh say can you see by the dawns early (early) light

What so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaning

See our stripes and our scars and our perilous fight

Our young men behind bars gunned down in the night

Is this red white and blue or black brown and white?

Ask yourself is it wrong or is it right?

Our children are suffering and we’re blaming religion

Why can’t we all just try a little tenderness?

Hear our grievances and see our despair

That would make it easier so much easier to bear

Lift every voice and sing till earth and Heaven

Ring with the harmony of liberty

and then it will be us peacefully

In the land of the free

And the home of the brave

Why can’t we all just – Try A little Tenderness - (1st x -When you see your brother suffering)

Don’t grieve us just believe that

Got ta’ got ta’ Na’ Na’ Na’

Got ta’ TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS - (2nd x - This Is our Anthem Yes!)

(3rd x - Don't you see your brother suffering)

Thanks to therealjoethomas for correcting these lyrics