Dar Williams - I Had No Right lyrics
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God of the poor man this is how the day began
Eight codefendantsidaniel berrigan
Oh 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 herewalked with the suffering
Tom in guatamalaphillip in new orleans
Oh it's a long road from law to justice
I went to vietnamI 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 questionthen it was a mission
How to be americanhow to be a christian
Oh if their law is their cross and the cross is burning
Aaaaaaaaah the love of you
Aaaaaaaaah the love of you
God of the just I'll never win a peace prize
Falling like jesus
Now let the jury rise
Oh 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 otherI pray
I had no right but for the love of you
And every trial I stoodI stood for you
Eyes on the trial
8am arrival
Hands on the bible