I HAVE A DREAM

A song about Martin Luther King Jr.

Humble and bold
he took on the prejudice fight
Someone who looked into darkness
and brought out the light
He called every bluff
as politics sought to deceive
And he put this world on notice
I have a dream

A dream for this world of people
that argue the color of skin
Fighting over God and religion
again and again
Fighting for pieces of land
that no man can ever claim
And assassinate people who say
I have a dream

History offers the patterns to rationalize
All of our misbehavior materialized
One man among us called for us all to come clean
His words ring out forever I have a dream

A dream for this world of people
content in their ignorance
Leaving this world
without ever learning to dance
And still he kept a commitment
strange as it may seem
For every person on earth he had a dream

He covered the landscape
with the shadow he cast
And a willingness to forgive sins of the past
And move into a future of harmony
One simple sentence I have a dream

We celebrate his life with a holiday
To take some time
from the daily grind and play
How many people know
what this day really means
He sacrificed his life, he had a dream
For every person on earth he had a dream
His words ring out forever I have a dream

Written by Michael Frazier © November 4, 2000