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Look What You've Done
John Clay III
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A day of peace
A day of pride
A day of justice
We have been denied
Let the new day dawn
Oh Lord, I pray
For the sum of my life
I have lived in hope
We might all be Christian brothers
(A day of peace)
I have worked to persuade
Every white-skinned man
That he need not fear our race
(A day of pride)
What has your selfish recklessness cost us?
(Justice)
We who worked so hard
To still the white man's hate
(Justice)
Look what you've done
Despite the respect I have for you
Mr. Washington, you have come in vain
And you dare to teach your lessons
To these wild unthinking youths
Yet your own son you abandon
To be raised on white men's truths
Look what you've done
Think of your son
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Is this the legacy you would bestow on him?
Are these the shoulders you would have him stand upon?
Let him be the son of a man who had the
Courage to tell the truth in a court of law
Make your case
If the verdict is death, go to it proudly
Knowing that you have been heard
The truth is all
If you do this, you will have the thanks
And respect of every decent man of color
And all those children of our race whose
Way is hard and whose journey is long
Think of your son
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