The Cages Of Texas

There’s a storm on the border of Texas
From El Paso to Port Isabel
On the nights when the full moon is shining
You can see people living in hell

When it started there weren’t so many
They became thousands then thousands more
These families are searching for freedom
That’s not what they found on our shore

Aye yi yi, Aye yi yi – The Cages of Texas, American Made
Aye yi yi, Aye yi yi – The Cages in Texas, Freedom Betrayed

Traveling hundreds of miles thru the jungles
And the mountains of Old Mexico
They carry their precious possessions
With their children and old ones in tow

They’ve heard stories of one other country
The land of the free and the brave
But when they arrived at our borders
Our government turned them away

Aye yi yi, Aye yi yi – The Cages of Texas, American Made
Aye yi yi, Aye yi yi – The Cages in Texas, Freedom Betrayed

I am sure that you’ve heard all the stories
How we’re tearing these families apart
Taking babies away from their mothers
I wish that was only the start

Migrants wait ‘til we call out their number
Facing squalor and hunger and shame
Some try swimming their way here to freedom
And dying, we now know their names

Aye yi yi, Aye yi yi – The Cages of Texas, The Land of Liberty
Aye yi yi, Aye yi yi – The families in Cages – in the Land of Liberty
The families in Cages - longing to be free

BRIDGE: That’s not the end of the story
There are migrants all over this Earth
Fleeing from war and injustice
Nature is making things worse

Now we say that we hold these truths sacred
That all men are created the same
And our country will welcome the masses
That’s not true and you know we’re to blame

When it’s time for another election
Let’s wake up our leaders and say
If you truly believe in this country
Then help us to find a new way
But if you don’t believe in this country
You’ll find yourself voted away

Aye yi yi, Aye yi yi – The Cages of Texas, The Land of Liberty
Aye yi yi, Aye yi yi – The Children in cages dying to be free
The Babies in cages dying to be free