Christine Lavin - More Than 1,000,000 Americans lyrics

In 1968 Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King were k**ed by bullets, a tragic shameful thing in the years that followed in this land of the free how many more Americans would die in a shooting spree? The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention tracks this data down, brings it to our attention From 1968 to now the number k**ed by guns stuns More than one million Americans -- babies, toddlers, mothers more than one million Americans -- fathers, sisters, brothers More than one million Americans -- students, teachers, brides More than one million American murders and suicides more than one million Americans -- neighbors, daughters, sons more than one million Americans -- k**ed by guns more than a million American families miss someone every day more than one million American lives simply blown away More than a million birthdays a million graduations more than a million weddings with a million expectations how can anybody justify this annihilation why is it we never get a convincing explanation more than one million Americans -- grandparents, husbands, wives more than one million American permanently interrupted lives more than one million Americans -- co-workers and friends more than one million Americans met heartbreaking ends More than one million Americans who needed our protection more than one million Americans who can't vote the next election more than one million Americans who no longer have a choice for more than one million Americans we must raise up our voice In 1968 Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King were k**ed by bullets, a tragic shameful thing in the years that followed in this land of the free more than a million Americans died in shooting sprees