FOR A CHANGE

A ravishing girl

Came over from France

An indentured servant

Just praying for a chance

To live in this Country

And work herself free

But she was an immigrant

In 1873

So envy bred contempt

Prejudice raised scorn

From faith and innocence

A desperate life was born

~~~*Chorus*~~~

We all labor to find hope

When wading through the hate

Avoiding vile creatures

That siphon dreams away

Some sacrifice it all

To this day

To be treated like a human

For a change

~~*~~

A handsome young man

Was drafted to fight

Forced into nightmares

To follow him through life

Was lucky to survive

But scarred to the bone

Treated like an enemy

From the day he came home

Ignorance raised protest

Aimed at the wrong men

They realize it now

But they sure didn't then

~~~*Chorus*~~~

We all labor to find hope

When wading through the hate

Avoiding vile creatures

That siphon dreams away

Some sacrifice it all

To this day

To be treated like a human

For a change

~~*~~

He had younger Sisters

They were lambs in his care

So afraid he'd lose them

That he acted in despair

One fell to the desert

He shadowed his regrets

Once they crossed the border

They'd stop to mourn her death

He was their best worker

But drew the lowest pay

They knew he was illegal

The greedy have no shame

~~~*Chorus*~~~

We must labor to find hope

When wading through the hate

Avoiding vile creatures

That siphon dreams away

Some sacrifice it all

To this day

To be treated like a human

For a change

~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com
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