You Can't Wish Me Away

Recorded live at Trinity House Theatre
Livonia, MI February, 6, 2009

Song written by Steve Deasy, Lisa Sinnett and Carrie Newcomer.

You Cant Wish Me Away
 2007 Steve Deasy, Lisa Sinnett, Carrie Newcomer

In Durban Beach, South Africa there was a sign
Said This bathing area is reserved
For the sole use of members of the white race group
The order must be preserved
But water doesnt know what color it is
The sea does not belong to the law
And the tide of the people finally rose
Four decades of apartheid did fall

You cant wish me away
You cant make me disappear
Im holy, Im whole, and Im here
I hate to inconvenience you
But Im here and Im gonna stay
You cant wish me away

In Birmingham, Alabama 16th Street Baptist Church
Adie May Collins was only 14 years old
Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley, Denise McNair all perished too
A bomb, a fire, set off by hate, out of control
But flames cant kill a people whose spirits are on fire
They shine a light to help us find the truth
Now we can join those girls in a heavenly choir
Lets lift our voices high and raise the roof

In Laramie, Wyoming Matthew Shepard was beat to death
Fred Phelps tells us that hes going straight to hell
A preacher in Uganda said all gays should be stoned
And their supporters as well
But hate cant last wherever love is
And love is already present here
So lay your stones down, let the mountains rise up
And loves light will never fade or disappear

Category:

Music

Tags:

• folk
• indie
• Carrie
• Newcomer
• civil
• rights
• Matthew
• Shepard
• Fred
• Phelps
• hate
• crime
• gay
• Steve
• Deasy
• Proposition

[urankjj]

Thankx for sharing your talent Steve .You really do Rock !!!!!

[stevedeasy]

Thank you, John. Thanks everyone.

[bhig3]

It has nothing to do with wishing him away... it has to do with how there's no reason to think that he's really there...

enjoyable song though

[mxerbezn]

beautiful, beautiful...as i said to you, steve, the world needs more songs like this. thank you so much!

[idlewilddr]

Just keeps getting better

[idlewilddr]

It just keeps getting better

[kaburto1966]

Thanks for posting this one.  It is very beautiful.