Deferred Dreams Blues

[Verse 1] Modern streets tell a hard truth Tears in the fabric, proof of the ruse Silent voices crying in the city's pulse Echoes of freedom, from the chain's convulse [Verse 2] Flickering screens of the valiant fight The hidden pain and the stolen right [guitar solo] But there's power in the blood, in the sweat, the cries Voices rising up, 'neath the smoke-filled skies Painted signs and the march, the crowd's roar They’re banging on the doors of justice once more [harmonica solo] [Verse 3] Broken windows mirror broken lives But in the depths, the human spirit thrives Through the cracks, see the light still gleams Bearing the weight of deferred dreams [Verse 4] Guitars wail as the crowd shouts on Singing for rights that have been too long gone