Jackson Browne – The Word Justice (Guitar Acoustic)

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A man stands up before his God and country

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Raises his right hand and takes an oath

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Swears he has acted in the line of duty

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And he more than anyone wants to tell the truth

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But there is a need to keep somethings a secret

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Some weapons shipments, some private wars

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In the future democracy will be defended

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Behind closed doors

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Now the men of Congress who convene to determine

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If covert war is a business or a crime

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Are the same men who routinely give their permission

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For the shedding of blood in security's name

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And there is a need to keep some things a secret

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The names of some countries, the terms of some deals

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And above all the sound of the screams of the innocent

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Beneath our wheels

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Does the word justice mean anything to you?

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Are the features of a lie beginning to come through?

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In the streets of America the children are buried

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Caught in an avalanche of weapons and drugs

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They live and they die in the bowels of a business

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That disguised as a war between The Crips and The Bloods

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And there is a need to keep some things a secret

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The C.I.A. deals protecting the source

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And the government policies directly connecting 

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The drugs and our wars

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Does the word justice mean anything to you?

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As the battlefield comes home and democracy falls through

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I am waiting for the time to come

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When the word will be real for everyone

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And not just a word but a thing that can be done

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Justice must be won

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Oh, oh, oh justice

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Justice

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Justice

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Oh, oh, oh justice

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Justice