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At 29, I was diagnosed with bone cancer, which is when I first witnessed the tragic inequity of our for-profit healthcare system. It's also when I began to sing and learn guitar - something I always wanted to do, but never made time for. This song is a dedication to all those suffering because of this for-profit healthcare system.

lyrics

kicked you to the curb out the hospital doors
those thugs they even asked for more
now you’re alone, cold and hungry
begging on your knees for something to eat

rise up

you were just fine, working a job
paying your dues till the shift change comes
then you got sick, didn’t feel right
something was off kept you up at night

rise up

can’t take off another day
kids are hungry got bills to pay
now they say it’s too late

so what will you do when you’re all alone?
sick and tired you got no home
what will you do when you’re all alone?

rise up
rise up
rise up

i seen people in the chemo wards
on the phone begging for more
but they won’t do it, they won’t give you what you need
while you’re dying they count your money

rise up
rise up
rise up
rise up

we can’t take it
we don’t want it this way
while they get rich
we fade away

sell you the pain pills
tell you to wait
now it’s too late

so what will you do when you’re alone?
sick and tired you got no home
what will you do when you’re alone?

rise up
rise up
rise up

let’s get on the streets
you and me
make it free

no matter your color, country, culture or creed
documentation, gender or the language that you speak

it’s our right, ain’t no game
lives on the line, no escape

rise up
rise up
rise up

rise up
rise up
rise up

rise up

credits

released January 7, 2022
words, guitar, percussion, accordion, xylophone - DRH
mix support - Steve Kinney
master - Jacob Winik

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Daniel Ray Hilsinger Oakland, California

diagnosed with bone cancer at 29, I started to sing and play guitar for the first time - something I always wanted to do, but never made time for.

music saved my life. and I'm so grateful to begin sharing it with you.
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