Black Day In July-Gordon Lightfoot

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[00:00.00]Black Day In July - Gordon Lightfoot
[00:02.12]Written by：Gordon Lightfoot
[00:04.25]Black day in July
[00:07.59]Motor City madness has touched the countryside
[00:12.82]And through the smoke and cinders
[00:14.85]You can hear it far and wide
[00:17.11]The doors are quickly bolted
[00:19.09]And the children locked inside
[00:23.15]Black day in July
[00:26.39]Black day in July
[00:29.35]And the soul of Motor City is bared across the land
[00:34.87]As the book of law and order is taken in the hands
[00:39.10]Of the sons of the fathers who were carried to this land
[00:45.18]Black day in July
[00:48.40]Black day in July
[00:51.34]In the streets of Motor City is a deadly silent sound
[00:56.84]And the body of a dead youth lies stretched upon the ground
[01:01.37]Upon the filthy pavement
[01:03.29]No reason can be found
[01:07.04]Black day in July
[01:10.27]Black day in July
[01:13.51]Motor City madness has touched the countryside
[01:18.72]And the people rise in anger
[01:20.73]And the streets begin to fill
[01:22.89]And there's gunfire from the rooftops
[01:25.09]And the blood begins to spill
[01:28.86]Black day in July
[01:33.94]In the mansion of the governor
[01:36.26]There's nothing that is known for sure
[01:38.61]The telephone is ringing
[01:39.88]And the pendulum is swinging
[01:42.54]And they wonder how it happened
[01:44.43]And they really know the reason
[01:46.74]And it wasn't just the temperature
[01:49.22]And it wasn't just the season
[01:52.81]Black day in July
[01:57.05]Black day in July
[02:00.42]Motor City's burning and the flames are running wild
[02:05.28]They reflect upon the waters of the river and the lake
[02:09.89]And everyone is listening
[02:12.03]And everyone's awake
[02:15.54]Black day in July
[02:18.71]Black day in July
[02:21.81]The printing press is turning
[02:23.56]And the news is quickly flashed
[02:27.06]And you read your morning paper
[02:29.02]And you sip your cup of tea
[02:31.04]And you wonder just in passing
[02:33.25]Is it him or is it me
[02:37.07]Black day in July
[02:43.15]In the office of the President
[02:45.57]The deed is done the troops are sent
[02:47.56]There's really not much choice you see
[02:49.77]It looks to us like anarchy
[02:52.06]And then the tanks go rolling in
[02:54.05]To patch things up as best they can
[02:56.20]There is no time to hesitate
[02:58.25]The speech is made the dues can wait
[03:01.88]Black day in July
[03:06.14]Black day in July
[03:09.47]The streets of Motor City now are quiet and serene
[03:14.30]But the shapes of gutted buildings
[03:16.51]Strike terror to the heart
[03:18.42]And you say how did it happen
[03:20.72]And you say how did it start
[03:23.13]Why can't we all be brothers
[03:25.13]Why can't we live in peace
[03:27.21]But the hands of the havenots
[03:29.37]Keep falling out of reach
[03:33.03]Black day in July
[03:38.50]Black day in July
[03:41.71]Motor City madness has touched the countryside
[03:46.81]And through the smoke and cinders
[03:48.77]You can hear it far and wide
[03:51.05]The doors are quickly bolted
[03:53.00]And the children locked inside
[03:56.76]Black day in July
[03:59.99]Black day in July
[04:03.09]Black day in July