Laura Nyro - Lite a Flame (The Animal Rights Song)Lyrics

In the zoo They gave him a cage Circus put a sparkle On his face Away from life The elephant walks Shadow across a dream Lost for ivory Oh, freedom Lite a flame It’s like prejudice For the color of your skin Prejudice for a woman Prejudice for an animal Like the elephant Of the plain Masai moon In the morningrise Africa— The world comes alive A matriarch Leads the tribe To the sweet water The cool feelin’ And the way to survive Oh, freedom Lite a flame It’s like prejudice For the color of your skin Prejudice for a woman Prejudice for an animal Like the elephant Of the plain Of the plain For greed, not need Societies sleep Lead the killing hand on Young ones Full of spark A wave of birds Across the park Kids climbing Sliding, riding free Elephant child hiding Behind a tree Prejudice For an animal Like the elephant Of the plain