I used to work with refugees. after one particularly harrowing trip, on the flight back, words just floated into my head. here are some excerpts..

Take Me to the Border

To the tune of Take me to the water
As sung by Nina Simone


Chorus

Take me to the border
Take me to the border
Take me to the border
We will survive

No more suffering
No more misery
No more cruelty
We will survive

Chorus

Farewell to property
Farewell to our history
Farewell to family
We will survive

Chorus

None but the desperate
None but the loneliest
None but the luckiest
We will survive

Chorus

Escaping animosity
Fleeing from atrocity
Traveling across the sea
We will survive

Chorus

Farewell confrontation
Follow inspiration
Seeking liberation
We will survive

Take me to the border
Take me to the border
Take me to the border
We will survive