In the name of progress Big old building’s goin’ up And in the name of progress Another Mom and Pop shop bites the dust That old hometown flavor Has all but disappeared And I worry when I wonder What is gonna be like in twenty years
I may not have the answer When it’s all said and done Sometimes I have to question Where they’re comin’ from I know where I am going When they may need a rest Oh, I ain’t afraid of dying, Lord It’s the living that scares me to death
Sirens scream in the city Gunshots ring in the night Another mother watches while Her young son claims to life Some father says in the name of God He took his baby’s life Well I don’t think so, the God I know Wouldn’t believe that’s right
I may not have the answer When it’s all said and done Sometimes I have to question Where they’re comin’ from I know where I am going When they may need a rest Oh, I ain’t afraid of dying, Lord It’s the living that scares me to death
Lord, I may not have the answer When it’s all said and done Sometimes I have to question Where they’re comin’ from I know where I am going When they may need a rest Oh, I ain’t afraid of dying, Lord It’s the living that scares me to death
Yea, I know where I am going When they may need a rest Oh, I ain’t afraid of dying, Lord It’s the living that scares me to death Scares me to death