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The thieves called it Terminus, it means end of the road They torched Pakanahuili, tore down the Bankhead Projects Rebranded it Atlanta, sold tomahawks to tourists Diluted trap music for the global markets Sometimes, it feels like home Ms. Rosa's peach preserves, huggin' necks at the church Taylor's Southern-fried drag shows But this deathless city don't mourn the front-porch laughter Or the sweet hickory smoke It marches on into the glass and the chrome The city trashed Mike's tent We picked his wet clothes and mementos off the sidewalk Loaded 'em up in the van Watchin' the rows of fortified condos blur by the window Says, "I've lived here all my life, gonna die here if I can" Some general died over by the title pawn accordin' to a metal sign Its paint is all chipped, but the sign don't say And it's hard to tell from the deep red clay How many poor Georgia folks are lyin' in that ditch From the Battle of Atlanta Battle of Atlanta Battle of Atlanta Battle of Atlanta Letras de cancionesLa Raza streams from his back pocket Trump, Fox, NAFTA, el pared Deep in a thicket by the ruins of a shotgun-house The maestro ties a bandana around his head, lights a smoke Says, "Vato, they're always tryna keep a workin' man down" Some fool said a worker's only as good as their tools But Summerhill breathes the ghosts of the Rebellion and the Washerwomen's Strike Jose Luis shows me how to clear a kudzu acre With a duct-taped machete, a rusty hoe-axe, and a truck stop knife Like the Battle of Atlanta Battle of Atlanta Battle of Atlanta Battle of Atlanta In a dark corner of the museum Far from the blazing corporate campaign Of a city too busy to hate A silver photo shows a multitude, swellin' the sweet black avenue Where now the rents are like to make you faint Those college men searched the city's tattered skirts I'm not sure where they found his chariot Hapeville or damn near to Coweta County But I read he'd said, "Y'all, when I fall, I don't want a limousine to haul me Carry my body by mule and buggy" Through the Battle of Atlanta Battle of Atlanta Battle of Atlanta Battle of Atlanta Ah Atlanta Ah Battle of Atlanta Battle of Atlanta Battle of Atlanta Battle of Atlanta Battle of Atlanta Battle of Atlanta Battle of Atlanta From Letras Mania