Kickin’ Stones (lyrics)

Worn wooden pews and colorful windows line the center aisle of a little old church. Taken at First Methodist Church of Jermyn. NOTE: this church was built in 1910. In 1968, it was designated as a Texas Historic Landmark.

Do you think it’s really so simple,
that everything is just black or white?
Pitting your morals against us,
it’s not a question of who’s wrong or right.

You cast judgment without understanding,
while your foundation is crumbling away.
Believing you’re walking above us,
when your morals are deep in decay.

I’m gettin’ nowhere,
and yet I can’t go back.
My future’s unclear,
when my life is under attack.

I’m kickin’ stones.
I’m kickin’ stones.
I’m kickin’ stones.
I’m kickin’ stones.

We’ve been here all along,
silenced by the weight of your words.
You think that you’re acting in love,
a fact I find truly absurd.

Ignoring abusers among your own,
you twist my existence to fear.
Now your offenses are being exposed,
and all your diversions are clear.

You’re gettin’ nowhere,
and yet you can’t go back.
Your future’s unclear,
when love is under attack.

You’re kickin’ stones.
You’re kickin’ stones.
You’re kickin’ stones.
You’re kickin’ stones.

You act like we want special treatment.
You claim that it’s your rights or mine.
We’re fighting for basic dignity here,
while your numbers are in steep decline.

We’re gettin’ nowhere,
but we can’t go back.
Our future’s unclear,
when freedom’s under attack.

I’m kickin’ stones.
I’m kickin’ stones.

You’re kickin’ stones.
Kickin’ stones.

We’re kickin’ stones.
All our lives we’ve been kickin’ stones.

~ elr


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