Loren Allred — Ordinary Day

When a child wakes up on an ordinary day He dresses himself and he gathers his bag And his parents wave him on his way When he sees his friends and they have so much to say But their classes are starting and there Should be time to catch up later on that day So they say their goodbyes and go on their way As they usually do everyday When they take their seats on an ordinary day How could anyone know they'd be quickly Erased and their lives would be taken away? Over and over and over and over again Over and over and over and over again How many bodies do we have to bleed To keep this from happening again? When a man wakes up on an ordinary day He kisses his wife as she puts on her Shoes knowing all the while she'd rather stay So he leaves the house, a little earlier today To stop by her office and kiss her again 'cause he knows it will brighten her day So they say their goodbyes and go on their way As they usually do everyday When he gets to school on an ordinary day How could anyone know he'd be quickly Erased and his life would be taken away? Over and over and over and over again Over and over and over and over again How many bodies do we have to bleed To keep this from happening again? Mothers and fathers and brothers and Sisters and friends we will never see again How many families have broken apart For a system protected by men? When did a gun matter more than the Life of a child, a family, a friend? How can we start, after all that we've lost, to mend? Over and over and over and over again Over and over and over and over again How many bodies do we have to bleed How many bodies do we have to bleed How many bodies do we have to bleed To keep this from happening again?