Found myself silently singing the first few lines of an old tune by Laura Nyro the past few days, Christmas In My Soul:
I love my country
as it dies
in war and pain
before my eyes.
I walk the streets where disrespect has been
the sins of politics
the politics of sin
the heartlessness that darkens my soul
on Christmas
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Now the time has come to fight
laws in the book of love burn bright
people you must win
for thee America
her dignity
for all the high court world to see
on Christmas
Christmas in my soul
Christmas in my soul
Christmas in my soul
Joy to the world
--from CHRISTMAS & THE BEADS OF SWEAT, music and lyrics (except for Up on the Roof) by LN, 1962, Columbia Records, 666 Fifth Ave., P.O. Box 4455, New York NY 10101.
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