Your Day Will Come - Streetlight Manifesto

A young lady leaves her mother

With no one to love her

To protect her from the world

And I have seen the monsters

That will haunt her

That will tear her all apart

And at her gravestone

We will remember

Just where we were

When we knew she would go

And I still remember the day that we left her

And that’s when she said that she knows

How it goes

And we sang:

Your day will come, your day will come, your day will come

And no matter what they say

It won’t matter if you pray or if you sin

Cause in the end

It’s all the same

A young man becomes a soldier

He isn’t much older

Than a boy and that’s a shame

They will lead him into battle

Hand him medals when he comes home rearranged

And at the say-so

Of a man with a halo

He will obey he will fall into place

Remembered by ribbons but never forgiven

He’ll shoulder the bulk of the blame

What a shame

And we’ll sing

If I only had a dollar

For every horror

That befalls my fellow man

I’d never work another hour

But I’d grow sour

From the guilt and bitterness

The luck on the draw will

Determine the fallen

And everyone else will relax and move on

But what will you do when

They come looking for you friend?

I hope that you’re brave, and you’re strong

Through it all