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I Had a Dream That Obama

I had a dream that one day One Black African Male American From the great state of Illinois Crossroads of a nation Bless by the perfect God of creation Shall take the "Yes we can't" Make it into "Yes we can, Yes we can" I had a dream whispered by slaves Path the trail now in their graves That Barack Obama A Chicago Senator Shall become President, America it is now evident Yes we can, Yes we can There was a King That took us to the mountain top Now there is a King, who says "Yes we can" non-stop Did you see the races, the faces Serenading in joy Victory for their boy from Illinois I had a dream yes he can Bring justice and equality Yes he can to opportunity Yes he can please the old Yes his rhetoric is good as gold He said there is no Liberal America No conservative America Just the United States of America Yes he can, yes he can Barack Obama believes in change ©Copyright November 2008 by Brian Pierre-Alexander © All Rights Reserved

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