He was hung here Strung up here at this tree Rope burns imbedded in its branches From its past memories So many went before him Not for a crime But from a hate crime And he just wanted to be free Walk among the streets Like a normal human being But instead He was picked on Hit on,kick on and spit on They didn't care They gathered around Laughed an cheered as he hung Pushed his body an watched as he swung Still kicking Eyes blood shot from the lack of breathing And as the rope tore into his neck His own kind watch from a distance with respect Watching the rope stretch his neck Hung six feet off the ground For you an me But how much has the world changed from he What's free Cause I see nooses tied around an tree for you an me