Can I get some spiritual people's opinions on this once banned country song?WARNING it's heartbreaking!

Question

Cherokee Highway
by Western Flyer
album:
PRELUDE (Jesus Loves The Little Children)

Mississippi, in '61, they
Watched his daddy die
Guided by the light of a burning cross
That lit the Delta sky
Kevin and Willie, 10 years old,
They were best of friends
The only way you could tell 'em apart
Was the color of their skin
"C'mon Willie!," Kevin screamed,
"Let's get out of here!" Willie's numb,
Can't even run, frozen there with fear
So Kevin takes off through the woods
Yelling "I'll be back for you!"
Running fast, out of breath, can't stop and rest
His daddy would know what to do
But rushing through the door
He sees the eyes of a man
His daddy's washing the blood out of a sheet
But it won't come off his hands

CHORUS:
And the blood still runs down Cherokee Highway
A senseless river filled with all they've shed
Just two dark sides to Cherokee Highway
But black or white, the blood still runs red

Now the fire is at the fuse
In a town that just won't learn
Word is out, "make the white man pay,"
Gonna watch his farm house burn
Midnight, the flames begin,
Kevin's daddy's the first to rise
So he grabs his gun and he grabs his wife,
But Kevin's still inside
From the shadows comes a boy with darker skin
Though they killed his daddy, gonna save his friend,
He runs through the door as the house falls in

CHORUS

Staning in the ashes, he sees what hate really is
Two little bodies, both burned black,
Can't tell which child is his

CHORUS

Answer 1

You are right it is very sad.
Growing up poor in Oklahoma,we lived on the wrong side of town.
Railroad tracks right down the middle.White side ,Black side.
We lived on the black side,I had many black friends.
Very few white ones.At church now most of my friends are black.
My mother always said"We all bleed red,we all hurt,we all love"
I never look at skin to find a friend,the heart is where love is.
This song made me remember the 60's in Oklahoma.

Answer 2

I am a Christian and I see what you mean about heart breaking. The saddest thing is, this could be based on a true story. Kids play together and love each other without the ugliness of racism until some stupid adult pollutes their mind. All that little boy knew was that his friend was in there and he wanted to save him. His love was greater than their hate, just like the love of Jesus. He died for us in spite of our hate (sin). And when He looks at us, we all look the same, black with sin, but His blood washes us white as snow.

Answer 3

Very sad.

It proves the children are smarter than the parents when it comes to what is important. It proves that you don't stick together and do what everyone in your race is doing just because they are in your race.

This empasizes white racism but ALL races need to learn this.

Answer 4

Watching children play, you see a bit of heaven, because they do not even care what color another kid's skin is.

All nations, one blood! Acts 17

Answer 5

I always like your Q&A.! anyway to answer your question its a sad song. Count me out as a religious sheep. I enjoy all types of music and I'm sure this one was good as well.

Answer 6

Thats an incredibly sad song about how colour doesn't matter. Its whats inside that counts.

Answer 7

Damn. That one makes one hell of an impact, doesn't it? It's a shame that we as a species can't seem to learn that deep down, we're all the same.

Answer 8

Geez, those are really touching words for a song.
Goes to show, we may be different but in the end we're all human

Answer 9

I can do without the Jesus part.

But, other than that---------------a sad part of our history, that I wonder if it is really dead.

I am lucky-----I have a wonderful mixed race family (children and grandchildren). But, alot of my family never would accept it.

Answer 10

well it's sad. I've never heard it before but the lyrics are very sad. and I'm sure it's a tear jerker.