Brother to brother
Man to man
Nation to nation
We enter the age of...
Crime
I see the shadows of the rising sun
I stand aside as the deed is done
And
I have wandered through the darkest nights
To see the coming of the
Israelites
And
I have walked across the waters
To hear the voices of the battle song
And
I have coveted the daughters
Of the women of
Babylon
And
I have seen them fall
Without emotion
And
I have tasted wealth
God knows it's a crime
I see religion cut a land in two
I turned away as the violence grew
I saw a man reach for the stars
As hunger raged down in
Africa
And
I have walked across the waters
To hear the voices of the battle song
And
I have coveted the daughters
Of the women of
Babylon
And
I have seen them fall
Without emotion
And
I have tasted wealth
God knows it's a crime
It's a crime
It's a crime
It's a crime
I am the soldier of a hundred shores
I bear the scars of a thousand wars
I was the child who cried alone
I am the seed that you have sown
And
I have walked across the waters
To hear the voices of the battle song
And
I have coveted the daughters
Of the women of
Babylon
And
I have seen them fall
Without emotion
And
I have heard the call
Without devotion
And
I have tasted wealth
God knows it's a crime
It's a crime
It's a crime
It's a crime
It's a crime
It's a crime
It's a crime
The
Perfect
Crime
The Scene of the Crime is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Bettye LaVette, released in the United States on September 25, 2007 on the label ANTI-.
It is a collaboration with Drive-By Truckers as backing band, Spooner Oldham on piano, and other studio musicians.
The album debuted at number one on Billboard's Top Blues Albums chart and was nominated for Best Contemporary Blues Album at the 2008 Grammy Awards.
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