Last, Lonely and Wretched

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Joan Baez

Joan Baez ( /ˈbaɪ.ɛz/) (born January 9, 1941 as Joan Chandos Báez) is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician, and a prominent activist in the fields of human rights, peace, and environmental justice. more »

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1971

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You're tired and you're poor, 
You long to be free, 
But in this Godforsaken land 
You find no home, no family 

On the many roads that you've wandered 
Since the day of your birth. 
You've become one of the last, 
Lonely and wretched. 

Your hair is matted, 
Your face and hands are dirty, 
And the years that you've toiled 
Must number somewhere near thirty. 

The deepening of a sadness 
Broke finally into madness. 
You are truly one of the last, 
Lonely and wretched. 

Your eyes are wild and frightening 
At the same time they are blessed 
And I wonder if God died, 
Turned his back or only just rested. 

And you walked out on the seventh day 
Through the big gates and on your way 
To become one of the last, 
Lonely and wretched. 

For once you were a child. 
Your cheeks were red, 
You were well fed. 
You laughed and played 

Till you got teary, 
Ran to your mother 
When you were weary. 
But somewhere you were forsaken 

Alone I'll not bear the blame 
And somehow all was taken, 
Your mind, your body, your name. 
Forgive us our unkindness, 

Our desertion and our blindness, 
With you, all the last, 
Lonely and wretched. 
Forgive us, all the last, 

Lonely and wretched.

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