THE DIA SONG
Words by Karen Luxton Gourget & Fred Goldfarb
Tune Weave Me The Sunshine
by Peter Yarrow
Vocals: Anne and Sidney Emerman, Marcia Bernstein and Sam Anderson, Michael Imperiale
Harmonica: Nancy DeLuca
12-string guitar: Eric Levine
This song has been an anthem for the DIA singers from the inception of the group. It is a true disability freedom song!
CHORUS:
Where, where, where have you left us?
Right outside your door
But we are your daughters and we are your sons
And we won't be locked out anymore
You call us "afflicted,"
you think we're so strange
It's just those convictions that forged our true chains
But we'll stand together, we see through your games
And we won't be kept down anymore.
CHORUS:
Where, where, where have you left us?
Right outside your door
But we are your mothers and we are your fathers
And we won't be locked out anymore
You tell us how sorry you feel for our plight
Then lock us in dungeons well out of your sight
But we'll pull your walls down, break into the light
And you won't keep us down anymore
CHORUS:
Where, where, where have you left us?
Right outside your door
But we are your sisters and we are your brothers
And we won't be locked out anymore
Barriers have kept us apart for too long
The world's for all people; we all must belong
Harmony's great if we sing the same song
And no one's left out anymore
Harmony's great if we sing the same song
And no one's left out anymore