In a time of darkness
When the night eclipses day
When the comforts of the tongue confuse
And lead your heart astray
The Australian winter
South American fall
Not sure who I got out of bed and dressed for today at all

Thought I reached the valley
Now I see so much further down
And what I took for the morning light
Were the flames of the burning town
The Asian market
Panamanian despair
Sometimes I think I sing
Just to move the air

And where is the love
That knows what to do
The men and the women
To carry us through
Across the river
To the promised land

Well, I think they stand
I think they stand
I think they stand with us tonight

The stars which once seemed so in reach
Fade out, grow dim, recede
And the love you make
And the love you take
Aint’ near the love you need
I practice breathing slowly
I practice breathing deep
Beauty comes to me in dreams
Then gets lost in sleep

The churches are padlocked
Magistrate’s been drowned
I open up my skull to scream
But the radio’s the only sound

But where is the love
That knows what to do
The men and the women
To carry us through
Across the river
To the promised land

Well, I think they stand
I think they stand
I think they stand with us tonight

I think we stand
I think we stand
I think we stand here tonight

(lyrics: Dan Bern)