SLIME's video: Rabble Rousers-Bridges Not Walls

From the album "Rabble Rousers-Fightin Words" available for download on Itunes, and all the other usual platforms, and of course streaming platforms like Spotify (and others who don't pay the artists). Elf (Slime) and Bill Collins are RABBLE ROUSERS. Check out the Facebook page: www.facebook.com/RabbleRousersAcoustic BRIDGES NOT WALLS - ©Bill Collins July 2018 A refugee was my mother – and her family fled No choice in the matter – it was run or end up dead Once again the tides of war move us like grains of sand And people got no place to go – nowhere to make a stand Bridges not walls - Bridges not walls Bridges not walls – For the sake of us all Bridges not walls - Bridges not walls Bridges not walls – Stand together or we will fall Down down come the barrel bombs – like a fiery rain Run run for the border – never see your home again Risk your life on a leaky craft – fight the rising waves Go under the wire – or to an unmarked grave Bridges not walls - Bridges not walls Bridges not walls – For the sake of us all Bridges not walls - Bridges not walls Bridges not walls – Stand together or we will fall Instrumental verse Everywhere the ports are shut – people are turned away To drown with their children who never learned to play No human should be illegal – if you think so it’s your shame For the sake of my mother – I sing this in her name Bridges not walls - Bridges not walls Bridges not walls – For the sake of us all Bridges not walls - Bridges not walls Bridges not walls – Stand together or we will fall