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