A song abut events and reactions immediately after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Simple songs of acoustic guitar and voice.
Lyrics
The sign glowed fierce
Once the early spring night fell
Friends resigned and mourning
Gathered at that bleak Memphis hotel
Hea€™d been taken away already
His suitcase still packed by the sink
With the bloody stain left behind
To darken in the neon blink
Colleagues sat in silence
Or gazed out seeing naught
At the old abandoned row house
Across the parking lot
They comforted each other
Soaking shoulders under brows
Will Campbell standing alone outside
Wondering, a€œWhat do we do now?a€
And thinking
Glorya€™s gone
Down in Tennesee
Any talk of trouble
Was met with quick disclaim
Was everything theya€™d worked for
Destined to dissolve in hurt and pain
There was more than just a body
There was bitter uncertainty
Being put into the belly of that plane
Heading back to Montgomery
