Kate Campbell

Bus 109

Kate Campbell


They forced it 
On the county school board
And made a lot people mad
They planned to bus 
Us off across town
And things got really bad

That's when 
The private schools 
Were started
And they opened in a rush
But daddy said 
Come September 
You'll be riding bus

109 bus
109 bus
You'll be fine 
(I'll) 
(We'll)
On bus 109

I met Lavonna Jones 
In gym class
She said my hair 
Had no curl
We played 
Basketball together
But came 
From different worlds

Lavonna lived down 
In the projects
Compared to her 
I had so much
You know my life 
Was changed forever
All because of bus

One day Lavonna 
Came to my house
What people thought 
Didn't matter to us
When the lines 
Were drawn by colors
We crossed 
The line on bus