Brad - David Rovics

I remember when we met

Surrounded by police

It was the one block in the city

Where protest was allowed

And they were there to keep the peace

You said hey my name is Brad

And I think we surely will

Mess up these meetings

These people will remember us

In this city on the hill

I’d see you at the rallies

Guitar on your knee

The calm inside th storm

From Prague to San Francisco

Miami to DC

We traveld on the same roads

You were everywhere

With a smile on your face

In the redwood forests

Or the streets of Tompkins Square

I’ll go down to the water

And with the morning dew

I will watch the sun rise

And I’ll smoke this joint for you

I can see you on a bicycle

Reclaiming the street

Digging up the asphalt

To plant a bandit garden

And grow some food to eat

I got an email from Quito

You said you’ve got to see this place

Everyone is rising up

Come and see the future

Of this lovely human race

I’ll go down to the water

And with the morning dew

I will watch the sun rise

And I’ll smoke this joint for you

The last time that I saw you

It was in New York town

Sitting on a rooftop

Talking about relationships

And how to live them down

I heard you went down to Oaxaca

To join the battle that was there

I saw your picture in the paper

With a bullet in your chest

In your eyes a distant stare

I’ll go down to the water

And with the morning dew

I will watch the sun rise

And I’ll smoke this joint for you