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I Wonder (The Jasper Song)

from On Our Way by Girls With Guitars

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I Wonder
Copyright 1998 Kelly Wallin/Ferryn

I wonder could he know that it would end that night
Just walking down that road, hitching that last ride
Just an ordinary man – he played the horn, they say
A man we’d never know but for a wicked twist of fate
I wonder could he know he’d end that way

I wonder could they tell, that night they drove, those three
That they would detour into hell to carry out their deed
What could they be thinking as they beat and chained him down
And dragged him til his body torn and bleeding stained the ground
I wonder could they know their night would end that way

I wonder who we blame to purge ourselves of rage
The system or the men … and what part do we all play
Hate is just a symptom, born of ignorance and fear
Victimized by narrow minds, our people need to hear
The trumpet call for peace to all this ordinary man has played
I wonder when we’ll hear it
I wonder when we’ll teach it
I wonder when we’ll live it

(Dedicated to the family of James Byrd Jr and the brave people of Jasper, Texas, who could have divided a nation … but didn’t)

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from On Our Way, released May 22, 1999

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The GWGs are Kelly Wallin & Ferryn Martin, acoustic duo from Houston, TX.
Taylor Guitars of California writes of the duo, “Girls With Guitars has a knack for lush, spirited vocals that resemble the Indigo Girls in the way their distinctive timbres harmonize. And it's not only the union of their voices, but the graceful way their vocals ride their guitar rhythms, that make their music so inviting. ... more

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