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Jackson Browne - The Word Justice Lyrics

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  • A man stands up before God and country
  • Raises his right hand and takes an oath
  • Swears he has acted in the line of duty
  • And he more than anyone wants to tell the truth
  • But there is a need to keep some things a secret
  • Some weapons shipments--some private wars
  • In the future democracy will be defended
  • Behind closed doors
  • Now the men of congress who convene to determine
  • If covert war is a business or a crime
  • Are the same men who routinely give their permission
  • For the shedding of blood in securitys name
  • And there is a need to keep some things a secret
  • The names of some countries--the terms of some deals
  • And above all the sound of the screams of the innocent
  • Beneath our wheels
  • Does the word justice mean anything to you?
  • Are the features of a lie beginning to come through?
  • In the streets of america the children are buried
  • Caught in an avalanche of weapons and drugs
  • They live and they die in the bowels of a business
  • Thats disguised as a war between the crips and the bloods
  • And there is a need to keep some things a secret
  • The c.i.a. deals protecting the source
  • And the government policies directly connecting the drugs and our wars
  • Does the word justice mean anything to you?
  • As the battlefield comes home and democracy falls through
  • I am waiting for the time to come
  • When the word will be real for everyone
  • And not just a word but a thing that can be done
  • But justice must be won

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