DISCOGRAPHY - "Y" - LYRICS

BIRMINGHAM

Well I dig it up north here, so don’t get me wrong my friend
Going down to Birmingham
I know it’s so hot and sticky like summer will never end
Going down to Birmingham
Some things need changing, and some things need to mend
Going down to Birmingham
All you outside agitators, a message we will send
Going down to Birmingham

Loadin’ up the car for a thousand mile ride
Got my true love with me and what’s right on my side
I was taught the Golden Rule, now it’s time to live it down
It might take some persuadin’ before we leave that town

Well if you’ve been forsaken, you’d want a helping hand
Going down to Birmingham
But some folks don’t get it, some folks don’t understand
Going down to Birmingham
Don’t need no favors, just justice on demand
Going down to Birmingham
And when the struggle’s over, we’ll share pride in this land
Going down to Birmingham

Well I heard about the churches and the blasts from the fire hose
And we heard about some others, now only heaven knows
What started as a garden is down to a dying rose
If you don’t pull out a weed by the root it only grows

I’d be a bit embarrassed if I were Uncle Sam
Going down to Birmingham
Yeah the tide keeps a’risin’, about to burst the dam
Going down to Birmingham
Well I’m just a poor boy, gentle as a lamb
Going down to Birmingham
But when I lay my head down, I’ll know where I am
Going down to Birmingham
We’re going down to Birmingham
Yeah we’re going down to Birmingham