Why Memphis Has a Teary Eye

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I gave you all that you ask and more

Shelter, I provided your head

Rain, I poured your crops

Yet you stab me in the worst ways

My baby, you killed

My child, you molested

My daughter, you betrayed

My son, you slaved

My baby, you killed

My child, you molested

My daughter, you betrayed

My son, you slaved

I beg you, stop... stop… stop.

In the mornings, when I walk outside my door

My heart wants to leave this old body

Because it doesn't believe what it sees

…

My wife, you raped

My husband, you ridiculed

My mother, you robbed

My father, you destroyed

My wife, you raped

My husband, you ridiculed

My mother, you robbed

My father, you destroyed

When are you going to wake up?

When are you going to realize that it is not me that you are destroying?

When are you going to wake up?

When are you going to realize that it is not me that you are destroying?

You are destroying your existence

You are destroying yourself

I beg you, stop... stop… stop.

Stop your foolish ways

Stop your selfish ways

Stop your wicked ways