Boundless Gratitude: Songs of the month
East Oakland Pride Touch the Sky
(Boundless Gratitude)
Music and lyrics by Hassaun Ali Jones-Bey (ASCAP), copyright 2008
There's a story behind this song, which I honestly intend to come back and tell here, sometime in the near future.
We are lions in East Oakland
At our elementary school
We take pride in who we are
We take pride in what we do
Chorus:
East Oakland Pride Touch the Sky
Roaring like the lions
Roaring like the lions
That we are
East Oakland Pride Touch the Sky
Roaring like the lions
Roaring like the lions
That we are
We take pride in our cultures
And our communities
We take pride in education
And live respectfully
Chorus
Intelligent and determined
In the highest degrees
Empowered to make a difference
In our communities
East Oakland Pride Touch the Sky
Say your names out loud
When you say them
Touch the sky and roar
East Oakland Pride Touch the Sky
My name is (your name)
Roaring like the lions
That we are
East Oakland Pride Touch the Sky….