I won't be told anymore That I've been brought down in this storm And left so far out from the shore
That I can't find my way back My way anymore
No, I won't be told anymore That I've been brought down in this storm And left so far out from the shore
That I can't find my way back My way anymore No I...I
Forgive them that tear down my soul
And bless them that they might grow old
And free them so that they may know That it's never too late
Oh the many times What seem like a memory I've searched and found the ways you use to lure me in
I've found the ways, oh why it had to be Mired in denial, and so afraid
If we ever find it true That we had the strength to choose I'm free of all these chains We held together
I'm gonna tell you a story
What?
What?
How can a person grow up with all this around them?
Where does it come from?
All this hatred?
What we've got here is..
Failure to communicate
Everybody's acting like we can do anything and it don't matter what we do. Maybe we gotta be extra careful because maybe it matters more than we even know..
Hatred isn't somethin' you're born with
It gets taught
I felt this fear
Let's get something straight, alright?
This whole thing was fucked up
All men betray. All lose heart!
I don't want to lose heart!...I want to believe
Stand up for righteousness! Stand up for justice! Stand up for truth! You got to call on that something That can make a way out of no way That power that can make a way out of now no way I tell ya I seen the lightning...I've heard the thunder roll! Sometimes... I feel discouraged Sometimes I feel discouraged He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone, no never alone, no never alone! Promised never to leave me! Never to leave me alone!
Black men and white men Together at the table of brotherhood! I have a dream Free at last! Free at last! Thank God almighty!! WE ARE FREE AT LAST!!
I won't be told anymore That I've been brought down in this storm And left so far out from the shore
That I can't find my way back My way anymore
No, I won't be told anymore That I've been brought down in this storm And left so far out from the shore
That I can't find my way back My way anymore