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"There Will Be a Reckoning" is a track by Billy Bragg, from the album Tooth & Nail, released 18th March 2013. The track is 3:30 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Billy Bragg.
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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 Not for wanting my family To 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 pedlars of hate Who spread their poison all across this estate And a reckoning too, for the politicians who Left us to this fate There will be a reckoning 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 though I recognize his reasons I just could not agree When they told me that my neighbor Would be my enemy I don't need to be forgiven For something I haven't done Not for wanting my family To 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 pedlars of hate Who spread their poison all across this estate And a reckoning too, 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
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