A Symbol For Me
Bob A. Feldman
A folk song/love song--with a melody, first verse lyrics and chorus lyrics that were written in summer of 1965 and second verse and third verse lyrics that were written in 2024.
(verse 1)
And I walked and one day
I saw in my way
The eyes I shall never forget
And the stage it was set
For this woman I met
Had become a symbol for me.
(chorus)
Oh, long shall I live
And na'er feel this urge again
Oh, my mind, it has lost to my heart,
And a feeling runs deep through my soul.
(verse 2)
She hated the System
And worked to resist it
And cared not for money or clothes
She fought for the workers
And wasn't possessive
And didn't mind being approached. (chorus)
(verse 3)
She was no grant-hustler
Seeking big careers
Or personal power and fame
The classrooms on campus
Did not hold her interest
And the genocide made her feel rage. (chorus) (repeat verse 1)