Sister Ruth

Sister Ruth, so many years ago

She said where you may be going I will go

Oh my sisters, can we do less today

When the balance hangs it could go either way

America's still waters have been stirred

Can the songs of love and freedom still be heard

Oh my brothers, have we gone far astray

When the balance hangs It could go either way

Rockabye that little child

Sleepin' in his mama's arms

Tokyo to Mexico, from here to Lebanon

Will he have shelter in a storm

A place to play and grow

One human family, you know

This life may be a moment long

Turn around, you find that moment gone

Give yourself to the ones you love

Before they slip away

When the balance hangs It could go either way

Rockabye that little child

Sleepin' in his mama's arms

Tokyo to Mexico, from here to Lebanon

Will he have shelter in a storm

A place to play and grow

One human family, you know

We all know

Sister Ruth, so many years ago

She said where you may be going I will go

Oh my sisters, can we do less today

When the balance hangs It could go either way

Rockabye that little child

Sleepin' in his mama's arms

Tokyo to Mexico, from here to Lebanon

Every daddy's little girl and Every mother's son

Born into this crazy world

Someone's precious one

Will they have shelter in a storm

A place to grow and play

When the balance hangs It could go either way

Either way, it could go either way

Either way, it could go either way