There Will Be A Reckoning

Somewhere between the midnight
And the cold and empty dawn
I found myself out walking
On the streets where I was born
And I came upon a stranger
Who looked me in the face
And asked me what I was doing
In this god forsaken place.

I don't need to be forgiven
For something I haven't done
No forewarned in my family
Can find their place in the sun
If you keep this pressure on
Just don't be surprised
If I can't summon up my dignity
While you're roughing up my pride.

There will be a reckoning
For the peddlers of hate
Who spread their poison all across this estate
And a reckoning to, for the politicians who
Left us to this fate
There will be a reckoning.

And just a few days later, a man came to my door
To ask me if I thought that
This place was worth fighting for
And tho I recognize his reasons
I just could not agree
When they told me that my neighbour
Would be my enemy.

I don't need to be forgiven
For something I haven't done
No forewarned in my family
Can find their place in the sun
If you keep this pressure on
Just don't be surprised
If I can't summon up my dignity
While you're roughing up my pride.

There will be a reckoning
For the peddlers of hate
Who spread their poison all across this estate
And a reckoning to, for the politicians who
Left us to this fate
There will be a reckoning
There will be a reckoning
There will be a reckoning
There will be a reckoning.