Emmett til till, he was just a child in those hills Emmett till till, he was just a child in those hills Had and hopes for the future, as every young boy should, as every young boy should, as every young boy would
Emmett till till, just a boy of 14 years Emmett till till, cried a lifetime of tears He'd wake up every morning, to the thrill of dawn Had dreams and for the future, as every young boy should, as every young boy should, as every young boy would
In the summer of 55', Mamie told her only son, 'Segregations over, but you take care my precious one' to visit his family, out near the Tallahatchie bridge Had dreams and for the future, as every young boy should, Had dreams and for the future, as every young boy would
He was just a young boy, he stood tall in his own The said the boy he stood tall like a man Emmett his life, in the name of hate You know the varies, from race to race They(the killers) a dark life, behind the farce of the law That protects weak men that took the of a child Men with no heart, men with no soul, not a thread of remorse,no not a thread of
What evils done, can never be taken away a that grows even more hideous each day As the retold, more people recoil a jury set killers free to the streets of our world They're free to walk the streets of Emmett's world.