David Rovics - Song for Oscar Grant lyrics

(Verse) There was a man who had a little girl And she was his one and only daughter Not every oyster has a little pearl But this one did and they lived by the water On the eastern side of San Francisco bay Where the mountains meet the ocean Together there they would greet the day By Fruitvale Station And now the trains seem louder than they used to be There by the Oakland ocean side When you look out at the horizon now what do you see Since the day your daddy died? (Verse 2) He dropped her off at school for the day Looked for work, tried to make some money sponsored links Obstacles, road blocks in the way In this land of milk and honey Dad and mom went out one winter night Their only plan, to greet new year Fireworks and blunts, it's only right Till 2009 was here They were coming back from the celebration On a train that rode beneath the rising tide They got off at Fruitvale Station On the day your daddy died (Verse 3) They just wanted to go home and go to bed They stepped off the train onto the platform Punches thrown, angry words were said Then came the men in uniform Face down, cuffs behind his back No way to fight or run That's the time the cop chose to attack That's when he fired his gun Prayers were prayed as the sun rose And how his moma cried Time stood still and the world froze On the day your daddy died