twelve mortal men

Singer:suzanne vega

where i'm from

there's poverty

all kinds of inequality

nobody comes here

nobody leaves

don't have to go far

even to see

the whipping report

in the library. hear one voice

start singing

in the dirt

twelve picks are ringing

nobody comes here

nobody leaves

don't have to go far

even to see

12 mortal men bound

in a song of liberty. don't have to go far

the music i hear

is 12 mortal men singing

in ecstasy and fear. in my heart

i see a crowd

a thousand

souls marching and proud

everyone gathered

each one is loved.