St. Lenox - Thurgood Marshall lyrics

[Verse 1] I have a new hero now, a handsome Black man from a different time A previous decade in a fast-paced America I have a brand new take on history and now I believe in the law, yes sir, I do Believe in things like America, I still do believe When people say they love the law This model of a man is what they talk about A tower of a man in the history of this great country A righteous and a mighty force to wash away The shameful sins of a dark chapter In the history of this fine land, you see [Chorus] Hey, Thurgood Marshall, won't you help me out 'cause I've been slowly fading away this year And Thurgood Marshall, don't you let me down 'cause I want to be inspired and a-mystified by the law [Verse 2] Oh, Aristotle once said the law is reason Free from pa**ion, feeling and emotion, or Some other rich earth bullsh** like that But Thurgood Marshall was a man so full of heart That made the law bow down and recognize That love and earnest respect is what this Country is all about I was a sad law student lost in all the books Piled in a corner of the library, a weary caffeinated Soldier of the big man. And Justice Marshall reached out of the history books And spoke to me, 'cause those dead do rise again Yes sir they still do rise again [Chorus] Hey, Thurgood Marshall, won't you help me out 'cause I've been slowly fading away this year And Thurgood Marshall, don't you let me down 'cause I want to be inspired and a-mystified by the law [Verse 3] Some day in the future, I'll have whiskey and fine cigars I'll have a favorite steak restaurant down on wall street I'll done club a young seal pup for the corporation and I won't know what to do with all this viscous Garnet blood on my hands I'll need a sermon on the mount, need to be born again Turn a new leaf, a second spring, a new and visceral reminder That good can triumph over evil, and the law Can be a terrifying blunt force to strike the Love of country into brave young hearts [Chorus] Hey, Thurgood Marshall, won't you help me out 'cause I've been slowly fading away this year And Thurgood Marshall, don't you let me down 'cause I want to be inspired and a-mystified by the law