O say can you see by the dawn's early light
In Washington another homless person has died
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming
Homeless people die from exposure, unprotected from the heat and cold
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight
Homeless people die from violence, often in unprovoked hate crimes
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming
Healthcare is a human right. Housing is a human right
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air
In 2007, America imported $217million's worth of fireworks from China
Gave proof through the night that our poor were still there
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
