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Look at the events of the evening of April 4th 1968 after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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The sign glowed fierce
Once the early spring night fell
Friends resigned and mourning
Gathered at that bleak Memphis hotel

Taken away already
His suitcase still packed by the sink
With a 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, “What do we do now?”

And Thinking
Glory’s gone
Down in Tennessee

Any talk of trouble
Was met with quick disclaim
Was everything they’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

Singing
Glory's gone
Down In Tennessee

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from The Little Miracles Of Misanthropy, released June 8, 2009

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The Little Miracles of Misanthropy Tempe

The Little Miracles of Misanthropy is Tempe, AZ singer/songwriter Ben Jacobs. Ben writes and performs thought provoking, indie-folk driven acoustic music that explores nature, history, literature, and the simple struggle to be good humans.

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