[Spoken]
What I've I’ve realized since is that it's
That it isa very painful process but
But it is not destructive
destructive. It's
It’s the world deliberation. And deliberation

That what reallyenter deleted
happened in the sixties was '60s
Was that thisenter deleted
country took justenter deleted
the first step toward admitting
Toward admittin’ that itenter deleted
had been wrong on race, and race
And creativityenter deleted
burst out in all directions. directions

From the color of the faces in Sunday songs
To the hatred they raised all the youngsters on
Once upon a time in this country, long ago
She knew there was something somethin’ wrongenter added
Because the song said "yellow, yellow, red, black, and white
Every oneEveryone precious in the path of Christ" Christ
But what about the daughter
Of of the woman cleaning cleanin’ their house? house
Wasn'tWasn’t she a child they were singin' singin’ about?enter added
And if Jesus loves us, us black and white skin
Why didn't her white mother invite them in?
When did it become a room for no blacks to step in?
How did she already know not to ask the question?enter added
Left lasting lastin’ impressions
At a lesson, comfort'sAdolescence’s comforts gone (?)
She never thought things would ever change, change
But she always knew there was something wrong. somethin’ wrong

Always knew there was somethin' wrong.
She always knew there was somethin' wrong. somethin’ wrong
She always knew there was somethin’ wrong

Years later, later she found herselfenter deleted
Mississippi bound to
To help
Stop stop the legalized lynching lynchin’ of Mr. Willy McGee. Willie McGee
But they couldn't couldn’t stop it,
So so, they thought that they'd
That they’d talk to theenter deleted
governor about what'd what happened and say
And say, "We're“Were tired of being bein’ used asenter deleted
an excuse to kill black men." men”

But the cops wouldn't wouldn’t let 'em ‘em past
And these women, women they struck 'em ‘em as uppity
SoSo, they hauled 'em ‘em all off to jail
And they called in it protective custody. custody

Then from her cell
She she heard her jailers
Grumblin' grumblin’ about "outsiders". outsiders
When she called 'em him out
And and said she was from the south, they South
They shouted,
"Why “Why is a nice, nice Southern lady makin'
Makin’ trouble for the governor?”
For the governor?"
She said, "I “I guess I'm not your type of lady, lady
And I guess I'm not your type of Southerner, Southerner
But before you call me traitor,
Well it's plain as well, it’s plainest just to say (?)
I was a child in Mississippienter deleted
but I'm ashamed of it today." today”

She always knew there was somethin' wrong. somethin’ wrong
She always knew there was somethin' wrong. somethin’ wrong
She always knew there was somethin' wrong. somethin’ wrong
She always knew there was somethin' wrong. somethin’ wrong
[Spoken] And,
And all of a sudden, sudden Ienter deleted
realized that I was on the other side

Imagine the world that you're standing you’re standin’ within
All of your neighbors, they're family-friends. neighbors and family friends
How would you cope facing facin’ the fact
The flesh on their hands was tainted with sin?enter added
She faced this every day. day
PeopleIn people she saw on a regular basis; basis
People she loved, loved in several cases; cases
People she knew were incredibly racist. racist

It was painful, painful but she never stopped loving them, lovin’ them
Never stopped callin' callin’ their names
And she never stopped being bein’ a Southern woman
And she never stopped fighting fightin’ for change. change

And she saw that her struggle wasenter deleted
in the tradition of
Of ancestors never aware of her (?)
It continues today:
The today, the soul of a Southerner
bornBorn of the other America. America

She always knew there was somethin' wrong. somethin’ wrong
She always knew there was somethin' wrong. somethin’ wrong
She always knew there was somethin' wrong. somethin’ wrong
She always knew there was somethin' wrong. somethin’ wrong

[Spoken]
What you win in the immediate battles is
isIs little compared to the effort youenter deleted
put into it but
But ifenter deleted
you see that as a part of
Of this totalenter deleted
movement to build a new world, you world
You know what could be cathedral you're buildin’
(?? "oooh, ooooh").When you put your stone in

You do have a choice
choice.You don't have to be a part ofenter deleted
the world of the lynchers
lynchers.You can join the other America
America.There is another America! an other America