The Silence Of Good People Lyrics

It once was asked of Martin Luther King How the progress of rights could be so long coming His answer was not the evil of some But the silence of good people Although we may never arrive in the garden The sin is not in failure, but never starting My silent friend, it is you that I am speaking of Of the silence of good people We, we will not be silent We, we will not be silent We will not be silent Although we have only hearts, bodies, and minds Against guns and clubs, lies and threats and money When the truth is released, each echo comes louder On the voices of good people We, we will not be silent ... I've taken my place on the streets of our land With my sisters and brothers by the tens of thousands And I have sweet hope, because I can hear The rising voices of good people We, we will not be silent ...