Pride
A young woman dances, round and round she twirls
Hand in hand with one of her favourite girls
The streets are chaotic with excitement and sound
The Gay Pride parade has turned up in town
A young man passes dressed in colourful clothes
His eyes heavily shadowed he's powdered his nose
There's so much to look at a feast for the eyes
Men walking tall on the arms of their guys
They've stared deep within at the forest of doubt
Then bravely they've chosen that they would come out.
And in celebrating love with the person they chose
They simply affirm what everyone knows
That it is right and it's good to be true to your heart
And that living in love is the finest of art.
We live in a world that can be mean and so cruel
Where people wave flags as they vote in a fool
In the States we mourn the loss of Roe versus Wade
The bigots delighted in a freedom unmade
But all causes are lifted when people gather in joy
When a girl loves a girl and a boy loves a boy
For the determined assertion of people's gay rights
Feeds and inspires all equality fights
And all humanity is lifted when people are bold
To show that they're more than what they've been told
Our communities are strong for their diversity
And strongest of all with all of us free
An old man watches a strange to him sight
Of his son with a man, eyes locked in delight
And he ponders how love has set his son free
After the boy chose who he really should be
And he feels a warm glow spreading inside
That he could not possibly feel greater pride
So thank you my darlings for your smiles and your glee
The happiness you feel sets all of us free.
