Toward the Fray

Death unfolds before my eyes A frightened man's unheeded cries People, oh people Trapped beneath the knee Of the law gone wrong And the force of history Another too soon laid to rest Some folks weep, some beat their chests People, oh people Let us stand on freedom's side For there can be no peace Wherever justice is denied As cities burn in summer heat Temptation bids us to retreat But people, my people There is no other way To love, except to turn Our timid souls toward the fray There is no other way To love, except to turn Our timid souls toward the fray