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1600 Bailey Street
1600 Bailey street
Smell the powder of the gun
3 yrs old dancing in the street
Not on a perp sheet
Braids of sunshine in her hair
Innocence meet violence
Sorry but it’s the wrong time
To be young without gunshots
Bailey street seems sweet
But without a bullet proof soul
Can’t cut between the cars
Or jump some hopscotch
Having to keep looking over my shoulder
And duck for cover
Bailey street is just like America
More guns than people
2nd Amendment is Bible to them
Or someone with a stolen gun
Printing pain on a 3D printer
Ghost gun no serial number
Not even in kindergarten
But welcome to America in the Gun Age
Smell the powder of the gun
3 yrs old dancing in the street
Not on a perp sheet
Braids of sunshine in her hair
Innocence meet violence
Sorry but it’s the wrong time
To be young without gunshots
Bailey street seems sweet
But without a bullet proof soul
Can’t cut between the cars
Or jump some hopscotch
Having to keep looking over my shoulder
And duck for cover
Bailey street is just like America
More guns than people
2nd Amendment is Bible to them
Or someone with a stolen gun
Printing pain on a 3D printer
Ghost gun no serial number
Not even in kindergarten
But welcome to America in the Gun Age
Published 25th Sep 2024
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