Letra de Ruby's Shoes
Ruby's shoes would take her A mile or so to school every day Where the white people hated her They'd scream and hold signs and tell her to go awayBut Ruby's will was stronger Than the bigots with the signs could ever know She stopped every morning on the corner And prayed that someday the pain would goAnd she'd stop and she'd pray That all the hatred would go away She was only six years old but she knew Walk a mile in Ruby's shoesRuby sat alone in the classroom She never dreamed the other children wouldn't come They hated her for the color of her skin Well, color is such an amazing illusionShe'd stop and she'd pray That all the hatred would go away She was only six years old but she knew Walk a mile in Ruby's shoesNow Ruby knew about Dorothy And the ruby shoes that she wore She wondered about Oz sometimes Well, well no other child ever walked her shoes beforeAnd she'd stop and she'd pray That all the hatred would go away She was only six years old but she knew Walk a mile in Ruby's shoesRuby, if birds can always fly Why, oh why, can't you and I?Ruby's shoes would take her A mile or so to school every day Where the white people hated her They'd scream and hold signs and tell her to go awayAnd she'd stop and she'd pray That all the hatred would go away She'd stop and she'd pray That no other children would be raised this way Ruby's shoesIf birds can fly then why, oh why If birds can fly, then why, oh why can't I?