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Jack Valentino

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18. Complete lyrics:
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 09:59 PM
Jan 28

[Verse 1]
Through the winter's ice and cold
Down Nicolett Avenue
A city aflame fought fire and ice
'Neath an occupier's boots
King Trump's private army from the DHS
Guns belted to their coats
Came to Minneapolis to enforce the law
Or so their story goes

[Verse 2]
Against smoke and rubber bullets
In the dawn's early light
Citizens stood for justice
Their voices ringing through the night
And there were bloody footprints
Where mercy should have stood
And two dead, left to die on snow-filled streets
Alex Pretti and Renee Good

[Chorus]
Oh, our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We'll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Here in our home, they killed and roamed
In the winter of '26
We'll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis

[Verse 3]
Trump's federal thugs beat up on
His face and his chest
Then we heard the gunshots
And Alex Pretti lay in the snow dead
Their claim was self-defense, sir
Just don't believe your eyes
It's our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem's dirty lies

[Chorus]
Oh, our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Crying through the bloody mist
We'll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis

[Bridge]
Now they say they're here to uphold the law
But they trample on our rights
If your skin is black or brown, my friend
You can be questioned or deported on sight
In our chants of "ICE out now"
Our city's heart and soul persists
Through broken glass and bloody tears
On the streets of Minneapolis


[Chorus]
Oh, our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
Here in our home, they killed and roamed
In the winter of '26
We'll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
We'll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis
We'll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis

[Outro]
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)

~ Bruce Springsteen 2026



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I will always love this man Skittles Jan 28 #1
Complete lyrics: Jack Valentino Jan 28 #18
Always a man of principle... Spazito Jan 28 #2
Thrilled to send this to Greatest raccoon Jan 28 #3
Harry Chapin would be so proud of you, Bruce! no_hypocrisy Jan 28 #4
Yea BRUCE! Dave in VA Jan 28 #5
Chanelling a son of Minnesota -- Bob Dylan. onenote Jan 28 #6
TY, Bruce and band! electric_blue68 Jan 28 #7
Great song from The Boss Wild blueberry Jan 28 #8
Wow !!! Just ... beautiful!!! FakeNoose Jan 28 #9
K&R orangecrush Jan 28 #10
Thank you, Omaha Steve ... surrealAmerican Jan 28 #11
Bruuuuuuce! progressoid Jan 28 #12
Number 1 with a ....oh I can't say that out loud. my heart is broken. But still send thee to Number 1, all willing souls somaticexperiencing Jan 28 #13
Ohhh, boy. Yeah....took me a second. electric_blue68 Thursday #21
🙏 somaticexperiencing Thursday #22
How about Springstein vs Epstein? BattleRow Jan 28 #14
SONG Lemon Lyman Jan 28 #15
GOD I love Bruce! NOW MORE THAN EVER!!! Jack Valentino Jan 28 #16
We should start DEMANDING that radio stations play this song!!!!! Jack Valentino Jan 28 #17
Brilliant! Thank you, Bruce... highplainsdem Jan 28 #19
BRUCE! Bayard Jan 28 #20
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