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This song is written as a prayer and a reflection about Chicago’s gun violence. Thanks to Joy Strome for bringing city violence to the front burner. We cannot turn a blind eye to childhood hand gun violence.

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People say you've gotta rise up
So thank the children and praise the lord.

A wall of many, a wall of young,
Lives been taken in front of a gun,
Gone their spirit a song unsung,
Taken away to the kingdom come.

If God created a world of good,
Why are many misunderstood,
Shots ring through the neighborhood,
Flowers grow where a child once stood.

People say you've gotta rise up
So thank the children and praise the lord.


I believe in justice one day,
where violence stops and melts away,
Where fear and tensions are held at bay,
And common ground, it makes it's way.

I dream in quiet, I dream out loud,
Pray for the families, pray for the proud,
If love and hope can't win this race,
I dream and pray to give us grace.

People say you've gotta rise up
So thank the children and praise the lord.

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from Hurry Up & Relax, released August 20, 2015

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Kara Kesselring & Sugarcreek Road Berwyn, Illinois

Original Americana, hint of bluegrass, a dollop of harmony, sprinkle of experimental, dash of humor, speck of unexpected.

Sugarcreek Road founder Kara Kesselring juxtaposes songs of growing up in rural Iowa with urban life in Chicago. Kara's songwriting spans pop, country, jazz, and Americana. Her stories range from heartfelt to humorous and show that life comes alive with song.
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