This song, adapted from the Beatles' classic, was performed this past Sunday by Corey Cotter Linforth. Thank you to Corey for sharing your passion for a better world with us:
I heard the news today, oh boy About a city torn apart again And though the news was rather sad Well I just had to laugh I've heard this song before They shot them inside Bataclan They didn't notice that the times have changed A crowd of people opened doors Faces never seen before Everybody is so sure that we should go to war I read the news today, oh boy Beirut reeling from the acts of war A crowd of people turned away It didn't stir our hearts They don't look like us They'd love to make us see Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head Found my way downstairs and drank a cup And looking up, I noticed I was late Found my coat and grabbed my hat, made the bus in seconds flat Found my way upstairs to get some air Somebody spoke and I couldn't breath Ahhh.... I saw the news today, oh boy A child face down in the sand And though he was so very small We have to count them all Now we know we don't have enough to share “We'd love to take you in, but...”
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