In Search of a Song Volume 235

8/7/2019 In Search of a Song Volume 235

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~;ggg~~~~~"'>~ AWaterways ProjectPublication

Marvin~Williamsl Richard SpiegelBarbara Fishercodirectors

Thomas Perryadministrative assistant

James Pattonteacher

Bedford Stuyvesant OutreachCoranJames, directorFrank Murray, principal i.a.

Stephen E. Phillips, Superintendent,Alternative High Schools &Programs

1996 Ten Penny Playerswith funding support from

the NY State Council on the Arts


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MUSICIANSthe reason a musician's so uniqueeach verse is rhythmedwhenever he speaksbut the best musicianto listen tois the one that's tryingto get a message through

TEASEtease, beat up, put down, and ignorehurtful behaviorsbut there're many moreencourage, cheer up, be homes, and listenare helpful behaviorsto accomplish your mission

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STREETSthe street contains:crack, police, murderers, and gunsfriends on the corner, hustlingfor their onestrouble, stick-up kids, drop-outs, and moreall hanging outin front of the liquor store

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BULLETS WERE MADE TO KILLbullets were made to killask my friend Jillwho got shot on the spotfor a $20 bill

the bullet entered her stomachmade an exit through her backshe may never walk againbecause of the impactJill is an African-American womanher shooter was black

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HURTFUL BEHAVIORShurtful behaviors?how many have weliving in the ghetto?there's a lot more than we seepeople making fast cashmoving from state to stateall for the moneywilling to increase the death rate

- shooting and stabbingwhy don't they educate?

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THINGS THAT ANGER ME

listen, ignorance and greeda politician's low intuitionstax hikes, higher prices, lower wagesit's in the newspaperyou just have to turn the pageswhen you finally find itthen you begin to seea lot of these "things"don't only anger "me"

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TRUST, HONESTY,AND OXYGENtrust, honesty, and oxygenmake my heart burn afiremy mother, musicians, and athletespeople Iadmirethings/behaviors that anger me?people expecting a lot of stuff freeone question Iwould like to askwhy is the sky almost always blue?the very last person who broke my hearta girlfriendI should have left alone from the start

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THINGS THATMAKE ME HAPPYa young kid's admirationworld wide communicationan African-American organizationwith the other races' co-operationa Puerto Rican and 'aHaitiandiscussing today's education

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THE LAST PERSONWHO BROKE MY HEARTwas a girl I knew for yearsshe knew all my fearsmy friends tried to tell meshe would pierce my heartlike spearsI thought she was the onewe'd had so much funmy mind could not prepare mefor the evil she had donethe lowest of the lowbelieve me I should knowshe broke my heartfrom the startI should have let her go

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