The Faces America Fears
Chana's the face of America
Chana heralded from Iraq
Chana came here with seven sons
and a daughter
~ Everyone of them tough as a rock
Sadam Hussein murdered her husband
She and her children feared for their lives
So they walked through the mountains
toward Turkey
~ Their goal just to live and survive
A thousand miles over rocky terrain
Crying out from the depths of their pain
Blistered feet torn to shreds
nearly abandoned for dead
~ Living each moment in dread
Chana made it alive to Chicago
And here she and her family thrive
For them it's a great place
Their American dream they do chase
free, without fear
~ America's face
This country is great due to Chana
And millions more just like her
Who come here with naught but
the shirt on their back--
From them
~ We have nothing to fear
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