00:04Attention, freeze and arm, white base, ready, aim, fire, aim, fire, aim, fire, aim, fire.
00:29Left, face, ready, rest.
00:49The policeman stood and faced his guard, which must always come to pass.
00:54He hoped his shoes were shining just as brightly as his brass.
00:58Step forward now, policeman. How shall I deal with you?
01:02Have you always turned the other cheek? To my church, have you been true?
01:07The policeman squared his shoulders and said,
01:10No, Lord, I guess I ain't, because those of us who carry badges can't always be a saint.
01:15I've had to work most Sundays, and the times my talk was rough.
01:19And sometimes I've been violent because the streets are awfully tough.
01:23But I never took a penny that wasn't mine to keep, though I worked a lot of overtime when the
01:28bills got just too steep.
01:30And I never passed a cry for help, though at times I shook with fear.
01:34And sometimes, God forgive me, I wept on manly tears.
01:39I know I don't deserve a place among the people here.
01:42They never wanted me around except to calm their fear.
01:46If you've a place for me here, Lord, it needn't be so grand.
01:50I never expected or had too much.
01:53But if you don't, I'll understand.
01:56There was a silence all around the throne when the saints had often trod,
02:00as the policeman waited quietly for the judgment of his God.
02:04Step forward now, policeman.
02:06You've borne your burdens well.
02:09Come walk a beat on heaven's streets.
02:11You've done your time in hell.
02:28You've been in hell.
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