J Church - Eric Dolphy lyrics

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J Church - Eric Dolphy lyrics

So many questions, so little response, Who carved swastikas on Mingus's door? It wasn't the Nazis, It sure wasn't Hitler, It wasn't a ghost from two decades before, A smart suit and tie, Is it enough? Is it enough for Bavarian minds? Small in your country, small in your thinking, Small in your willing to let a man die Something sweet, Something tender, Something sweet, Something tender So many questions, let's make up a survey, How many black men have you ever known? Is he a black man? Or is he a musician? Can you a**ume that he's on h**n? Thinking back to better times means thinking back to yours and not mine, So many questions, so little response, [Cry since you] know that in time they'll be lost Something sweet, Something tender, Something sweet, Something tender Somebody murdered Eric Dolphy, All you ba*tards just stand and stare, Somebody murdered Eric Dolphy, d**h is a dream in the subjective air, Walking down these ancient streets, It all seems strangely beautiful, Maybe the problem is equally me, Trying to get a grip on it all