Lyr Add: Luis / I Know (Neal and Leandra)

Subject: Lyr Add: LUIS (I KNOW) (Neal and Leandra)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 18 Apr 07 - 07:32 PM

I heard this on the radio today and found it was very powerful.

LUIS (I KNOW)
Neal Hagberg

I know the corner on County Road 3.
I know how to say "thank you" and "please."
I know they think I'm stealing my pay,
But I know they'll hire me anyway.

I know all about waiting in line,
And I know all about "Come back next time."
I know about wanting to do what is right
And trying to put food on the table each night.

I know they will not turn me in,
And I know they think what I do is a sin.
I know their yards and I know their pools.
I know my children can't go to their schools.

And I know my son shouldn't have died that way,
And I know I blame myself every day,
And I know my wife she might never forgive,
And if we went to the doctor, our son might have lived.

But if we had gone, I know where we'd be.
I've got three families counting on me.
Do you know what you'd do if it were your kid?
I know less now than I thought I did.

And I know I don't have time to cry,
And I know I have to say goodbye.
We found a priest and an unused grave.
We buried him after I worked all day.

I know they lock their doors at night.
And I know they think we're all alike.
I know I miss the Mexican breeze.
They all call me Pedro but my name is Luis.
They all call me Pedro but my name is Luis.

[As sung by Neal and Leandra on their new album "Dancing with a Ghost."
To hear an archived radio program that contains this song, followed by an interview with the performers, and more songs, click here and then advance to exactly 1 hour, 1 minute from the beginning of the program. Note: after today, April 18, 2007, you will need to do some extra navigating to find the right program. Go here to select the right week, and then keep following links until you get to the right day's program (April 18, 2007), and select the second half of the program.]