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Thread #129165 Message #2903796
Posted By: reggie miles
10-May-10 - 01:01 PM
Thread Name: NW Folklife threatens street performers (Seattle)
Subject: RE: NW Folklife threatens street performers
Blackballed by Reggie Miles 5/25/2009
I got blackballed, blacklisted
Cuz I wasn't afraid and I resisted
My freedom, denied
Cuz I took a stand for what's right with pride
Got demonized, pushed around
Cuz I believed in my cause and stood my ground
Got knocked down, stepped on
And I didn't do a damn thing wrong
When sweet liberty becomes a crime
Our sacrifice to get it ain't worth a dime
You can spread your lies 'bout me all day long
You'll never stop me from singin' my song
Got blacklisted, blackballed
Innocent and yet the police were called
Denied my freedom
Treated like I was some kind of a bum
Got pushed around, demonized
For exposin' the truth and revealin' your lies
Got stepped on, knocked down
Cuz I believed in my cause and stood my ground
Folk ain't no four letter word
& singin' ain't illegal last I heard
When sweet liberty becomes a crime
Our sacrifice to get it ain't worth a dime