[Verse 1] Maybe they were homeless Maybe they were ethnic Maybe they were running Maybe you forget Maybe they were smoking Maybe they were choking Maybe they didn't hear you Maybe they fear you Maybe they were selling loose cigarettes Maybe they're a pesky activist Maybe they were speeding down college road Maybe they got lost on the way home [Chorus] You can't simply wipe the slate clean The weight of the flowers and all the cream Won't bow down gracefully when our freedom is all refused [Verse 2] Maybe they were homeless Maybe they were ethnic Maybe they were running Maybe you forget Maybe they were smoking Maybe they were choking Maybe they didn't hear you Maybe they fear you Maybe they were selling loose cigarettes Maybe they're a pesky activist Maybe they were speeding down college road Maybe they got lost on the way home [Chorus] You can't simply wipe the slate clean The weight of the flowers and all the cream Won't bow down gracefully when our freedom is all refused You can't simply wipe the slate clean The weight of the flowers and all the cream Won't bow down gracefully when our freedom is all refused You can't simply wipe the slate clean The weight of the flowers and all the cream Won't bow down gracefully when our freedom is all refused You can't simply wipe the slate clean The weight of the flowers and all the cream Won't bow down gracefully when our freedom is all refused