Story Behind The Song

BOBBY KENNEDY WAS KILLED 40 YEARS AGO NEXT YEAR, AND THE WORLD CHANGED. IT WAS THE LAST STRAW IN THE CHAOTIC VIOLENCE THAT HAD RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF JFK, MARTIN LUTHER KING AND OTHERS... AND WAS THE END OF INNOCENCE FOR OUR DREAMS AS A NATION AND FOR TH

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JUST A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A MAN, THAT WE'LL NEVER FORGET
JUST A MOMENT IN THE TIME-LINE OF THE WORLD, THAT WE'LL ALWAYS REGRET
IF I COULD GO BACK AND SET IT RIGHT
I'D GO BACK AND GET IT RIGHT, THIS TIME AROUND

HE WAS GIVING A SPEECH IN FRONT OF A LARGE CROWD IN LA, MY HOME TOWN
I WASN'T PAYING THE ATTENTION THAT I SHOULD, AND I'M NOT PROUD
SUDDENLY SHOTS RANG OUT, EVERYTHING TURNED INSIDE OUT
WE WERE ALL BROUGHT DOWN

(CHORUS)
WHAT IS THE METHOD OF CHANGE
\WHO IS THE AGENT THROUGH WHICH EVIL HAS BEEN DONE
WHAT IS THE REASON FOR PAIN
DON'T NEED THE LESSON IF IT'S GONNA HURT THIS MUCH
WHAT IS THE METHOD OF CHANGE
\WHO IS THE AGENT THROUGH WHICH EVIL HAS BEEN DONE
WHAT IS THE REASON FOR PAIN
DON'T NEED THE LESSON IF IT'S GONNA HURT THIS MUCH
NEVER THOUGHT IT COULD HURT THIS MUCH

HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THINGS TO COME
BEYOND THE CASTLE ON THE HILL
COMPASSION RATHER THAN THE RULE OF THE GUN
BUT IN THAT MOMENT HIS VOICE WAS STILLED
TWIST THE CLOCK, TURN BACK THE HANDS
BLOCK THE SHOT, RETURN THE MAN
HAVE A BETTER PLAN
PULL ASIDE THE MISTS OF TIME, TAKE ME BACK TO A PLACE WHERE I'M IN LOVE
WITH A FLOW AND A WAY OF LIFE, AN OPTIMISM I'M STILL DREAMING OF

AS HE WAS GOING HE WAS GROWING TOO
BECOME THE LEADER OF A MIGHTY LAND
THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WE COULD NOT DO
WE PUT OUR FUTURE INTO HIS HANDS
ISN'T IT TIME WE LIVE AGAIN
RECLAIM THE MAGIC THAT WE HAD WITH HIM
WHE STILL LIVES WITHIN
HE STILL LIVES WITHIN
(CHORUS)
JUST A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A MAN, THAT WE'LL NEVER FORGET
JUST A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A MAN, THAT WE'LL NEVER FORGET
NEVER FORGET, NEVER FORGET, JUST A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A MAN ...