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When segregation reigned

It blared out Brother Ray

When original white hoodies marched

It brought us MLK

Carrying story from Seattle

To Miami bay

From the seahawk to the dolphin

Hope was on its way

The night that John F. Kennedy died

I swear the whole bar cried

Crackling in the corner

Whilst all of our tears dried

Cynics knowing smirk

Sat there justified

Our bar room hopes and liquid dreams

Were once again denied

But on the night that Jailhouse Rock first

Tore right up those billboard charts

The night that Hammerin' Hank

Sank those New York Yankee hearts

When Sugar Ray taught KKK

That black was fighting right back

A change was gonna come okay

But not till after this track

The night it roared out loud

When Iwo Jima fell

But not before the Ink Spots sang

Soft but clear as hell

Back when singer had a melody

Radio tale to tell

And transistor was a jukebox

With a lesson in as well

The heartbeat of this place

We thought we’d never lose

The lifeline from the Astor

To the Mississippi blues

From Pearl Harbor’s ships

To Ginger Rogers hips

It took rainy night in Georgia

And placed in dancing shoes

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