Judy Kaye - He Wanted to Say lyrics

YOUNGER BROTHER (spoken): I...I...I want to...I know that if... EMMA GOLDMAN: He wanted to say I am here because I have to be He wanted to say I am here for what is right Every day I wake up knowing What you've lost and what is owing I would shed this skin if I could To stand with you and fight He wanted to say YOUNGER BROTHER: I am not who I appear to be EMMA: He wanted to say YOUNGER BROTHER: Do not blame me for my past BOTH: We have different lives and faces But our hearts have common places This was deep inside me And you helped me find it at last EMMA: Two men meeting For a moment in the darkness COALHOUSE: One turning from - YOUNGER BROTHER: One waking to - ALL THREE: - America Two men finding For a moment in the darkness YOUNGER BROTHER and COALHOUSE: They're the same EMMA: They're the same COALHOUSE'S MEN: He wanted to say COALHOUSE: How I envy you your innocence EMMA and COALHOUSE'S MEN: He wanted to say: YOUNGER BROTHER: By your side I could be brave If there's such a thing as justice Let me help you find your justice This I do for you and for Sarah Who lies in her grave EMMA and MEN: But all he said was: YOUNGER BROTHER (spoken): I know how to blow things up. EMMA and COALHOUSE'S MEN: Two men meeting For a moment In the darkness For a moment In the darkness