Write This Number Down

Song Write This Number Down
Artist Dar Williams
Album In the Time of Gods

Lyrics

[00:05.64] Write this number down, you can call it anytime
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[00:13.13] We have been waiting for the day that you would finally drop the dime
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[00:29.79] I praise the ones who persevere in seeking justice through the law.
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[00:37.17] I caution there were those who felt abandoned and betrayed by what they saw.
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[00:44.45] Some stood in halls of silence,
[00:46.69] With icy hints of violence
[00:49.26] When they did seek justice through the law.
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[00:56.71] I'm witness to the commons and the institutions of the People's rule
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[01:04.07] The parents take their kids to local parks
[01:07.08] And then their kids head off to school
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[01:11.73] You might see the same old story
[01:14.04] Greed and profit's allegory
[01:17.05] I see kids who go to school.
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[01:31.02] A vote for one, a vote for all
[01:33.33] A right to silence, one free call
[01:36.52] You'll need a warrant for that
[01:38.40] No, she won't sit in the back,
[01:40.52] And yes, we're still abolishing all slavery
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[01:54.57] Every kind of slavery
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[02:09.98] So write this number down and know you won't slip through the cracks.
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[02:18.08] Look over your shoulder, there's millions of us there to get your backs.
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[02:25.05] You can play a crucial part,
[02:27.49] Carry justice in your heart,
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[02:30.30] And we'll be there to get your backs.
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[02:34.92] Welcome to this land and yes we still have all those marble steps to climb,
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[02:41.99] But write this number down, because it's growing all the time.
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