Judy Kass

Lyrics

Look At Us Marching (by Judy Kass and Dan Berggren)

The conversation takes an awkward turn
At the local diner table
And it used to be easy to avoid an angry word
Now I’m no longer able
I missed the protests of the civil rights years
Signing occasional petitions
But complacency ended when actions soon revealed
The truth of the lesson
I never did much marching, wasn’t one for marching
Look at me marching now
My neighbor hasn’t stopped to chat in a while
Her smile grows tighter as she greets me
And my kid says his friend is scared to go to school
Afraid they’ll come for the family
Because the stakes are at an all-time high
And the situation’s dire
We can no longer wait to take our place at their side
Late arriving soldiers
We never did much marching, not much marching
Look at us marching now
We never did much marching, not much for marching
Look at us marching now
Good soldiers come together heeding the call
Side by side, sister and brother
And it’s left, right, right, left each and all
Putting one foot before the other
We never did much marching, never did much marching
Look at us marching now
We never did much marching, not much marching
Look at us marching now
Look at us marching
Look at us marching now
Look at us marching