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Days Of Decision

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Days Of Decision

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Oh, the shadows of doubt are in many a mind

Lookin' for an answer they're never gonna find

But they'd better decide 'cause they're runnin' out of time

For these are the days of decision

Oh, the games of stalling you cannot afford

Dark is the danger that's knocking on the door

And the far-reaching rockets say you can't wait anymore

For these are the days of decision

In the face of the people who know they're gonna win

There's a strength that's greater than the power od the wind

And you can't stand around when the ice is growing thin

For these are the days of decision

I've seen your heads hinding 'neath the blankets of fear

When the paths they are plain and the choices are clear

But with each passing day, boys, the cost is more dear

For these are the days of decision

There's many a cross that burns in the night

And the fingers of the fire are pointing as they bite

Oh you can't let the smoke keep on blinding all your sight

For these are the days of decision

Now the mobs of anger are roamin' the street

From the rooftops they are aimin' at the police on the beat

And in city after city you know they will repeat

For these are the days of decision

There's been warnin's of fire, warnin's of flood

Now there's the warnin' of the bullet and the blood

From the three bodies buried in the Mississippi mud

Sayin' these are the days of decision

There's a change in the wind, and a split in the road

You can do what's right or you can do what you are told

And the prize of the victory will belong to the bold

Yes, these are the days of decision

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