If Bob Dylan Lived in Davao

THERE IN YOUR HAND
If Bob Dylan Lived in Davao


How many slides must our people endure before a hill is called unsafe?
Yes 'n' how many floods must our people accept, be-fore you make them flood-free?
Yes 'n' how many slides must one hill have before it is forever banned?
The answer my friend is there in your hand, the answer is there in your hand.

How many times must the Council look up, to see and then to understand?
Yes 'n' how many years must one Council have before it can hear people cry?
Yes 'n' and how many deaths with take 'til they know, that too many people will die?
The answer my friend is there in your hand, the answer is there in your hand.

How many times must boulders crash down, roll and go crashing to the ground?
Yes 'n' how many tears must our people shed before they're a loud enough sound?
Yes 'n' how many petitions will it take 'til they know what is obvious and clear before their eyes?
The answer my friend is there in your hand, the answer is there in your hand.

How many years can Shrine Hill exist before it is washed to the sea?
Yes 'n' how many years can some people exist and still not be flash-flood-free?
Yes 'n' how many times can the Council turn it head, pretending it just doesn't see or understand?
The answer my friend is there in your hand, the answer is there in your hand.

 
J. Stacey Baird