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