Gordon Lightfoot - Black day in july

^AmBlack day in Ju^Fly, m^Amotor city ^Fmadness has tou^Fched the countrys^Amide And thr^Fough the smoke and cin^Amders, you can ^Fhear it far and ^Amwide The do^Fors are quickly bo^Amlted and the chi^Fldren locked in^Amside ^FBlack day in J^Amuly.

^AmBlack day in Ju^Fly, and the s^Amoul of Motor C^Fity is ba^Fred across the l^Amand As the b^Fook of law and o^Amrder is ta^Fken in the h^Amands Of the s^Fons of the fat^Amhers who were car^Fried to this l^Amand ^FBlack day in J^Amuly.

^AmBlack day in Ju^Fly, in the st^Amreets of Motor C^Fity there is a de^Fadly silent so^Amund And the b^Fody of a d^Amead youth, lies str^Fetched upon the g^Amround ^FUpon the filthy pav^Amement no re^Fason can be fo^Amund ^FBlack day in J^Amuly.

^AmBlack day in J^Fuly, Mo^Amtor City ma^Fdness has to^Fuched the countrys^Amide And the peo^Fple rise in a^Amnger and the str^Feets begin to f^Amill And there's gun^Ffire from the ro^Amoftops and the bl^Food begins to sp^Amill ^FBlack day in J^Amuly.

In the man^Amsion of the gov^Fernor There's no^Amthing that is kn^Fown for sure The telep^Amhone is rin^Fging And the pe^Amndulum is swi^Fnging And they wo^Amnder how it hap^Fpened And they re^Amally know the r^Feason And it wa^Amsn't just the temp^Ferature And it wa^Amsn't just the se^Fason ^FBlack day in J^Amuly.

^AmBlack day in Ju^Fly, M^Amotor City's bu^Frning and the fl^Fames are running w^Amild They ref^Flect upon the wa^Amters of the ri^Fver and the l^Amake And ever^Fyone is list^Amening and ever^Fyone's a^Amwake ^FBlack day in J^Amuly.

^AmBlack day in Ju^Fly, the pri^Amnting press is tur^Fning and the n^Fews is quickly ^Amflashed And you r^Fead your morning p^Amaper and you s^Fip your cup of t^Amea And you wo^Fnder just in pa^Amssing is it h^Fim or is it ^Amme ^FBlack day in J^Amuly.

In the of^Amfice of the Pre^Fsident The d^Ameed is done the tr^Foops are sent There's re^Amally not much ch^Foice you see It lo^Amoks to us like ana^Frchy And t^Amhen the tanks go ro^Flling in To pa^Amtch things up as be^Fst they can There ^Amis no time to hesi^Ftate The sp^Ameech is made the d^Fues can wait ^FBlack day in J^Amuly.

^AmBlack day in J^Fuly, the st^Amreets of Motor C^Fity now are q^Fuiet and se^Amrene But the sh^Fapes of gutted bui^Amldings strike te^Frror to the h^Ameart And you s^Fay how did it ha^Amppen and you s^Fay how did it st^Amart Why c^Fan't we all be brot^Amhers, why c^Fan't we live in p^Ameace But the ha^Fnds of the h^Amave-nots keep fa^Flling out of r^Ameach ^FBlack day in J^Amuly.

^AmBlack day in J^Fuly, b^Amlack day in J^Fuly.