How Many Hours?

By Matt Morris.

How many hours, Lord?
How many hours
Will he lay out in the sun
Under the gaze, Lord,
Under the gaze
Of Darren Wilson’s gun?
Four hours…
Four hours…
Is four hours long enough
For Michael Brown
To lay out in the sun?

How many yards, Lord?
How many yards
Will the black man have to run
Under the gaze, Lord
Under the gaze,
Of Michael Slager’s gun?
One hundred yards
One hundred yards
Is a hundred enough
For Walter Scott
To make his final run?

How many prayers, Lord?
How many prayers?
Do you count them one by one?
Under the gaze,
Under the gaze
Of cold Dylann Roof’s gun?
Nine prayers
Nine prayers
Is nine prayers enough
For every new
Mother Emanuel?

How many years, Lord
How many years
Has the freedom song been sung
Under the gaze, Lord
Under the gaze,
Of a white man with a gun?
Four hundred years…
Four hundred years…
Four hundred years is long enough
Under the gaze
Under the gaze
Of a white man with a gun.

Producer and songwriter, Matt Morris’ music is filled with diverse moods, styles and topics that reflect Matt’s devotion to living and writing about a meaningful life. Matt’s award-winning musical career has been shaped by his many unique collaborations, from singing nationally and internationally with his father, Gary Morris, to performing “Hallelujah” with pop sensation Justin Timberlake on the Hope For Haiti Now Telethon in 2010. His songs have been recorded by Timberlake,Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, Reba McIntyre, Mary J Blige, Sara McLachlan, Cher and many others.

Matt wrote and co-produced “VENUS,” the 2015 solo release from Grammy Award winning artist, Joy Williams, including the first single, “Woman (Oh Mama).”

You can follow Matt on twitter at : @MattMorris