An innocent man is scheduled to die
At seven a.m. on the fourth of July
The judge and the jury has failed him somehow
And all the state’s lawyers cannot save him now

And there was no witness to speak at the trial
But a man was convicted who fit the profile
The whole legal system has failed him somehow
And all of our protests cannot save him now

But oh. Lord oh, let your mercy reign
And oh. Lord oh, save us from the shame
Wash us clean again

We won’t hear his footsteps as he marches towards death
We won’t hear his heartbeat as he takes his last breath
An entire nation has failed him somehow
And songs of redemption cannot save us now
Tears of contrition cannot save us now