Tom: Bb
Bb
I wasted my twenties in submission
Bb
I thought I was outside the system
Bb
But I was rolling over for wealth and power
Eb F
As if they really cared about me
Bb
The kids are just getting started
They've only just learned how to howl
And most of them throw in the towel
Eb F
'Bout the time that they turn twenty-three
Gm Dm
If you've got the taste for transcendence
Gm Dm
That translates your love into action
Gm Dm
And participate in the fight now
Eb F
For a creed you can truly believe
[Chorus]
Bb F Bb Eb
It is time for the evening prayer
Gm F Gm Eb
Time to do justice for the poor
Bb F Bb Eb
It is time for the evening prayer
Gm F Eb
Time to do justice for the poor
Bb
[Verse 2]
Bb
Tonight you've got fire in your bloodstream
Bb
If your frail human heart is still pumping
Bb
Then make this one night you'll remember
Eb F
A note you deliver by hand
Bb
And when you get up in the morning
Let no man return it to sender
Gm Dm
And pour gasoline on the embers
Gm Dm
Keep yourself a physical record
Gm Dm
Deliver that fire to the real world
Eb F
And tell 'em that E Furman sent ya
[Chorus]
Bb F Bb Eb
It is time for the evening prayer
Gm F Gm Eb
Time to do justice for the poor
Bb F Bb Eb
It is time for the evening prayer
Gm F Gm Eb
Time to do justice for the poor
