I Had No Right lyrics
Song information
Artist: Dar Williams Album: The Green World
Lyrics
God of the poor man, this is how the day began Eight codefendants, I daniel berrigan And only a layman's batch of napalm
We pulled the draft files out We burned them in the parking lot Better the files than the bodies of children
I had no right, but for the love of you I had no right, but for the love of you
Many roads led here, walked with the suffering Tom in guatemala, philip in new orleans It's a long road from law to justice
I went to vietnam I went for peace, they dropped their bombs Right where my government knew I would be
I had no right, but for the love of you I had no right, but for the love of you
And all my country saw were priests who broke the law
First it was question, then it was a mission How to be american, how to be a christian If the law is their cross, and the cross is burning..
I -- the love of you I -- the love of you
God of the just, I'll never win a peace prize Falling like jesus, now let the jury rise It's all of us versus all that paper
They took the only way, they know who is on trial today Deliver us unto each other, I pray
I had no right, but for the love of you And every trial I stand, I stood for you
Eyes on the trial Late a.m. arrival Hand on the bible..
[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]
"The Green World" album track list
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