A SONG FOR SANTIAGO CRUZ

Santiago Cruz at Immigrant Rights Rally in Columbus in March of 2006


A SONG FOR SANTIAGO CRUZ
© Anne Feeney 2007 (BMI)

On April 9th they found him
He'd been beaten, bound and gagged
His lifeless body bore the signs of torture and abuse
Two short months before
He'd come to work in Monterrey
Recordarèmos Santiago Cruz

Santiago Cruz was only 29 years old -
¿Que cobarde apogò su luz?
We demand his murderers be found and brought to justice -
Recordarèmos Santiago Cruz

Each year tens of thousands cross
The border heading north to pick
The crops and labor at the jobs Americans refuse
One man headed south to try to end their exploitation
Recordarèmos Santiago Cruz

Santiago Cruz was only 29 years old -
¿Que cobarde apogò su luz?
We demand his murderers be found and brought to justice -
Recordarèmos Santiago Cruz

The day is coming soon when
All the workers in the fields
Will finally get a living wage for all that they produce
And when all the smugglers disappear
And the last coyote starves
Recordarèmos Santiago Cruz

Santiago Cruz was only 29 years old -
¿Que cobarde apogò su luz?
We demand his murderers be found and brought to justice -
Recordarèmos Santiago Cruz
We will remember Santiago Cruz
¡Recordarèmos Santiago Cruz!

The story behind this song appears in both English and Spanish with pictures of Santiago here.