Days of Decision

Lyrics

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 of 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 hiding '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 a 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

Notes

(C) 1965 by M. Witmark & Sons

From Broadside:
CAPITALISM: The big cancer
The DAYS OF DECISION are still upon us in 1976. War production has passed the 100 Billion Dollar mark while services to the people are being drastically cut. The U.S. continues military and economic aid to reactionary regimes all around the globe. Puerto Rico and the Panama Canal zone struggle for their independence from American imperialism. The American Indians want freedom. Corporate corruption continues rampant with thievery at home and bribery abroad. Racism increases. Crime is skyrocketing; pollution spreads. In order the banks can swell their profits, millions of workers are fired, hospitals and schools are closed, cities are rapidly decaying. New York City is becoming a second Calcutta. The CIA and FBI demand to keep on their criminal activities. The aging live on animal food and die in their own excrement in nursing homes run by criminals. And THIS IS ONLY A BEGINNING OF THE ISSUES TO BE DECIDED.
15,000,000 JOBLESS - No end to unemployment