Roots

I wrote this as a serious question.  Going by my wife's reaction, this is likely to get some folks with political leanings bent a little, but my question is left intentionally vague in the song.  If you're curious, what I'm really wondering is, with all the scientific and technological advances we've made in the last 50 years, what's the point if we're going to have a group growing in power deny science, deny education, deny vaccination, deny human rights, deny the validity of another group's right to exist.  We may as well be back in the days where at first glance, everything seemed easier and perfect if we're going to throw away all the progress we've made.  Just don't believe for one minute that it really was perfect.  Life isn't the Andy Griffith Show, where every problem is solved in 30 minutes.

50/90 2023

What's The Point

Collaboration with Stuart Benbow
FAWM 2015
This is a demo - really pleased with this song.  International collaboration.  I wrote the lyrics, Stuart did the music and singing.  A great effort. I personally find it a little slow at the end, but again, you can get the gist of it.  

Lyrics below:
Detroit 
(C) Lyrics by Christine M Kerr / Music: Stuart Benbow 
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 

VERSE
Take a walk with me in dying town
Under the streets of grey are roads of gold
If you listen hard you can hear the sound 
Of greasy palms buying souls

No more cars pollute the air
Empty houses everywhere
Visit 8 mile if you dare
No one cares .....

CHORUS
If Detroit's burning 
If Detroit's hurting
If Detroit's dy-ing
If Detroit's healing
If Detroit's believing 
If Detroit's figh-ting
Ohhh ohh oh 

VERSE
'nother death on the front page
The Devil waits at St. Paul's door
Smiles at the brewing rage
Laughs as she adds fuel to the floor

Accusations all begin
Cos of th'colour of our skins
And Everybody wants to win
But no one cares .....

CHORUS
If Detroit's burning 
If Detroit's hurting
If Detroit's dy-ing
If Detroit's healing
If Detroit's believing 
If Detroit's figh-ting
Ohhh ohh oh 

VERSE
Gonna walk myself to Pittsburgh
Save all the dough I can
Gonna drive back to Detroit
Help this city start again 

We won't roll over
Got broad shoulders 
Wiser and Older
And no one cares 

CHORUS
If Detroit's burning 
If Detroit's hurting
If Detroit's dy-ing
If Detroit's healing
If Detroit's believing 
If Detroit's figh-ting
Ohhh ohh oh 

There's still some hope in me x3
While I breathe

NOTE - IMAGE USED WITHOUT PERMISSION - FROM 
http://alphamom.com/family-fun/activities/50-things-to-do-with-kids-around-detroit-before-they-grow-up/

Detroit

This is a cover of Little Do You Know with Am I Wrong in the background

Little Do You Know/Am I Wrong

Blending the heart of country, story telling of folk, and energy of pop, crafting songs with an americana vibe all his own.  Life, his muse, music, his canvas.

What's The Point

Stuart Benbow Music

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