Black Day In July

Black day in July, black day in July
 Motor City madness has touched the countryside
 And through the smoke and cinders you can hear it far and wide
 The door are quickly bolted and the children locked inside
 Black day in July, black day in July
 And the soul of Motor City is feared across the land
 As the book of law and order is taken in the hands
 Of the sons of the fathers who were carried to this land
 Black day in July, black day in July
 In the streets of Motor City there's a deadly silent sound
 And the body of a dead youth lies stretched upon the ground
 Upon the filthy pavements no reason can be found
 Black day in July, black day in July
 Motor City madness has touched the countryside
 And the people rise in anger and the streets begin to fill
 And there's gunfire from the rooftops and the blood begins to spill
 Black Day in July
 In the mansion of the Governor
 There's nothing that is known for sure
 The telephone is ringing
 And the pendulum is swinging
 And the wonder how it happened
 And they really know the reason
 And it wasn't just the temperature
 And it wasn't just the season
 Black day in July, black day in July
 Motor City's burning and the flames are running wild
 They reflect upon the waters of the river and the lake
 And everyone is listening and everyone's awake
 Black day in July, black day in July
 The printing press is turning and the news is quickly flashed
 And you read your morning paper and you sip your cup of tea
 And you wonder just in passing, is it him or is it me?
 Black Day in July
 In the Office of the President
 The deed is done the troops are sent
 There's really not much choice you see
 It looks to us like anarchy
 And then the tanks go rolling in
 To patch things up as best they can
 There is no time to hesitate
 The speech is made the dues can wait
 Black day in July, black day in July
 The streets of Motor City now are are quiet and serene
 But the shapes of gutted buildings strike terror to the heart
 And you say how did it happen? And you say how did it start?
 Why can't we all be brothers? Why can't we live in peace?
 But the hands of the the have-nots keep falling out of reach
 Black day in July
 Black day in July
 Black day in July