There Will Be A Reckoning Lyrics - Tooth & Nail - Billy Bragg

Somewhere between the midnight 

And the cold and empty dawn 

I found myself out walking 

On the street where I was born 

And I keep upon a stranger 

To look me in the face 

And ask me what I was doing 

In this god forsaken place 

I don't need to be forgiven 

For something I haven't done 

No fall run in my family 

Find the place too soon 

You keep this pressure on 

Just don't be surprised 

If I keep summing up my dignity 

While you're roughing up my pride 

There will be a reckoning 

The ? is a vain, spread the poison all across this estate 

And a reckoning to, for the politicians too 

Left us to this fate 

There will be a reckoning 

Just a few days later, a man came to my door 

To ask me if I thought that 

This place was worth fighting for 

And do I recognize his reason 

I just could not agree 

When they told me that my name 

Would be my enemy 

I don't need to be forgiven 

For something I haven't done 

No fall run in my family 

Find the place too soon 

You keep this pressure on 

Just don't be surprised 

If I keep summing up my dignity 

While you're roughing up my pride 

There will be a reckoning 

The ? is a vain, spread the poison all across this estate 

And a reckoning to, for the politicians too 

Left us to this fate 

There will be a reckoning 

There will be a reckoning 

There will be a reckoning 

There will be a reckoning.