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LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR
JUDGE ROAN
I have heard them in the streets, Gov'nor.
"Justice! We have justice!"
Through these old and tired walls.
Calling through the autumn night
That still more blood must flow
And I declared it so.

And maybe I was wrong.
Maybe what was "obvious" then
Would not have been for long,
But I would not delay.
And maybe I was right -
Maybe I'm afraid that in a
Higher Judge's sight,
I won't know what to say:
So before I leave this world behind,
I have to speak my mind.
With hatred in the air,
How is any man to know
What is or isn't fair?
I left it up to Fate.
It now may be too late:
They'll be caling out to you, Gov'nor.
You will know what's right to do.
Last Update: June, 29th 2013

Parade Lyrics

  1. Act 1
  2. The Old Red Hills of Home
  3. The Dream of Atlanta
  4. How Can I Call This Home
  5. The Picture Show
  6. Leo at Work/What Am I Waiting For?
  7. I Am Trying to Remember...
  8. Big News!
  9. Funeral: There Is a Fountain/It Don't Make Sense
  10. Lullaby
  11. Somethin' Ain't Right
  12. Real Big News
  13. You Don't Know This Man
  14. People of Atlanta
  15. Twenty Miles from Marietta
  16. Frankie's Testimony
  17. The Factory Girls/Come up to My Office
  18. My Child Will Forgive Me
  19. That's What He Said
  20. It's Hard To Speak My Heart
  21. Summation and Cakewalk
  22. Act 2
  23. A Rumblin' and a Rollin'
  24. Do it Alone
  25. Pretty Music
  26. Letter to the Governor
  27. This Is Not Over Yet
  28. Blues: Feel the Rain Fall
  29. Where Will You Stand When the Flood Comes
  30. All the Wasted Time
  31. Abduction
  32. Sh'ma
  33. Finale

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