Lynn Ahrens - Justice lyrics

COALHOUSE We'll see justice, Sarah And plenty of men Who will stand up and give us our due! TOWN HALL BUREAUCRAT Well, you can sign another complaint, Mr. Walker, but volunteer firemen are not municipal employees, and therefore do not Come under the jurisdiction of the city. I'm sorry SECOND BUREAUCRAT I'm still tracing your first complaint, Mr. Walker. Are you sure you filed it with this office. Let me look again COALHOUSE Justice, Sarah This is America MOTHER I am ashamed that our community is represented in his mind by that bunch of toughs FATHER Let me talk to my lawyer YOUNGER BROTHER That's all it will be: talk, talk, talk! COALHOUSE The law's the law The law's been broken Why should I turn the other cheek? What about justice! PEOPLE OF HARLEM The bureaucrats and bunglers The attorneys who smiled WHITE ATTORNEY My advice is recover your car and forget the whole matter PEOPLE OF HARLEM The clerks and the officials And the forms that were filed CLERK This is to get a place on the court calendar. This for change of venue... PEOPLE OF HARLEM So many roads to justice Around the bend BLACK LAWYER I want justice for our people so bad I can taste it. But I won't waste my time on a mere case of vandalism when I have real Injustices to take to the courts PEOPLE OF HARLEM And every road a new dead end! COALHOUSE I will not move From where I'm standing Till what's mine is restored to me I'm not some fool I'm not their n***a! I will have what's fairly owed me! And till then, I will not marry... (MOTHER approaches SARAH.) MOTHER We understand Mr. Walker's outrage. We share it. All decent people do SARAH He said, "Wheels are turning for us, girl." MOTHER But I'm sure there's some way to settle this affair without calling off the wedding SARAH He said, "Times are starting to roll." MOTHER To be so close to the happiness you both deserve and have it come to this! (SARAH moves away from MOTHER.) SARAH Well, I know he'll get where he wants to 'Cause he's got that fire in his soul Said, "There's justice, Sarah And plenty of men who will stand up and give us our due." Well, you'll have your due, Coalhouse Yes, you'll have your due