I remember when we met
Surrounded by police
It was the one block in the city

Where protest was allowed
And they were there to keep the peace
You said hey my name is Brad

And I think we surely will
Mess up these meetings
These jokers will remember us

In this city on the hill

Id see you at the rallies

Guitar on your knee
The calm inside the storm
From Prague to San Francisco

Miami to DC
We traveled on the same roads
You were everywhere

With a smile on your face
In the redwood forests
Or the streets of Tompkins Square


Ill go down to the water
And with the morning dew

I will watch the sun rise
And Ill smoke this joint for you


I can see you on a bicycle
Reclaiming the street
Digging up the asphalt

To plant a bandit garden
And grow some food to eat
I got an email from Quito

You said youve got to see this place
Everyone is rising up
Come and see the future

Of this lovely human race

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The last time that I saw you
It was in New York town

Sitting on a rooftop
Talking about relationships
And how to live them down

I heard you went down to Oaxaca
To join the battle that was there
I saw your picture in the paper

With a bullet in your chest
In your eyes a distant stare


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